Exclusive Photos: The Oil Spill Spreads

Exclusive Photos: The Oil Spill Spreads

Photographs by Peter van Agtmael / Magnum for TIME
Peter van Agtmael / Magnum for TIME

Spreading Stain
It is impossible to estimate how much oil has spewed into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon rig collapsed in late April. A recent government estimate placed it between 23.7 million to 51.5 million gallons of crude.

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