The Week in Pictures: Behind the Scenes With First Divers to Explore BP Oil Spill Underwater, ‘Top Kill’ Attempt is Working, 8% of Sunscreens are Safe, Fish with Hands Discovered, and More (Slideshow)

It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions. Yesterday morning U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the media that BP’s “top kill” effort has “stabilised the wellhead” and that pressure coming from the well is now “very low”. On Monday, along with ABC’s Sam Champion, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green Philippe Cousteau dove in the oil spill; they were the first to do so. Aside from BP … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: Behind the Scenes With First Divers to Explore BP Oil Spill Underwater, ‘Top Kill’ Attempt is Working, 8% of Sunscreens are Safe, Fish with Hands Discovered, and More (Slideshow)