Gulf Oil Spill Begins To Reach Land As BP Struggles To Contain Leak

HOPEDALE, LA - MAY 07: Workers remove a damaged oil boom recovered from the Gulf of Mexico May 7, 2010 near Hopedale, Louisiana.

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Efforts continue at containing oil leaking into the gulf from the April 20 explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Oil sits in the waters off the Chandeleur Islands

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Oil sits in the waters off the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana May 7, 2010 as seen from a plane used by the environmental group Mobile Baykeeper and Southwings to look at the damage caused by the oil spill. Oil workers, volunteers and the military have been battling to shut off a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and stop the huge spreading slick from reaching major ports, tourist beaches, wildlife refuges and fishing grounds. REUTERS/Brian Snyder