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A “shadow” of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill is in the Gulf of Mexico’s food chain, scientists at Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab have found. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing

Federal and state experts have declared Mississippi oysters safe to eat after the oil spill that gushed for months in the Gulf of Mexico.

Little is known about the effects of the chemicals added to the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s ruptured well.

Tom Steber’s friend was the first to take his own life as a second disaster looms in the Gulf. The emotional toll of the massive oil slick will linger long after the skimmers and cleanup crews leave.

Health threats from the Gulf oil disaster could last for years, and officials lack knowledge on how long chemicals in the spilled oil and dispersants will remain toxic, health experts told a Senate committee Tuesday.