The amount of oil remaining in the Gulf has been subject to debate with conflicting reports suggesting that either much of the oil is gone or much of it remains. The two major studies came from the federal government’s The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and from researchers at the University of Georgia. NOAA reported that only about a quarter the oil was left in the Gulf while UGA found that seventy to eighty percent remained. In a recent Washington Post article, David A. Fahrenthold and Kimberly Kindy reported that a study from the … Continue Reading