Heavy equipment is scouring the beaches, removing debris and oil as part of "Operation Deep Clean".
Digging, Not Drilling, For Oil
An excavator digs into the sand in Orange Beach, AL looking for any traces of oil following the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Overseeing the Damage
Workers oversee the progress of excavators and assess damages to the coastline of Orange Beach, AL.
The Cleanup Continues
As the damages from the BP oil spill continue to be determined, a recent poll conducted in Southern Mobile County found one-third of the people would move to another community if they could.
The Oil Removal Pushes Forward
After the bursting of the housing bubble, her mother-in-law's illness, hurricanes, and now the oil spill, Realtor Donna Fitts says she's moving back inland. "Since my spirit was kinda deflated with the oil spill we decided to make this change in July, and I think it's going to be good."
The Scarred Beaches
These days, if you walk down the sandy beaches of Orange Beach, Alabama, you'll see more tire tracks than footprints.