Determined to project both command and compassion, President Barack Obama is returning to the Louisiana coast for a fresh reality check on work to stanch the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and ...

President Barack Obama on Friday angrily decried the "ridiculous spectacle" of oil industry officials pointing fingers of blame for the catastrophic spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scrutiny of drilling permits ...

From the beginning of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill—which has now resulted in at least 50 million gallons oil spewing into the ocean, if not far more—President Barack Obama has been in an awkward ...

President Obama contested critics of the federal government's response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that his administration jumped on the crisis quickly.

Panel will investigate oil industry practices and government response. May 17, 2010— -- President Obama announced today that he will create a presidential commision to investigate the oil spill ...

President Barack Obama has largely stood by his promise on wetlands restoration, with some help from an unlikely source: the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, a shipping ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday welcomed the news that BP Plc had finally sealed its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, but cautioned the road ahead "will not be easy" as the focus ...

(Reuters) - Millions of gallons/litres of oil have poured into the Gulf of Mexico since an April 20 blast on the Deepwater Horizon rig triggered the huge spill. Below is a timeline of the spill and ...