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Coast Guard plans to burn oil slick in Gulf of Mexico

The oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and sinking is seen in the lower right area of this April 27, 2010 NASA photo in the Gulf of Mexico, around 20 miles of barrier islands and beaches in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard announced plans to begin setting fire to the leaked oil to reduce the amount that can contaminate ecologically sensitive areas. Although the slick is less obvious than it was in earlier images, that is not necessarily a sign that it is smaller or more dispersed. UPI/NASA

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