Also, volunteers gather to help family rebuild tornado-ravaged farm, and surgery on dog thrown out of window is called successful.
From The New York Times:
"The first major storm of the season in the Gulf of Mexico continued to disrupt oil spill cleanup and containment work on Wednesday, officials said."Hurricane Alex was bearing down on Mexico and the southern Texas coastline, far from the spill but generating waves big enough to hamper the cleanup effort 500 miles away. Dozens of vessels used for things like skimming and supplies were idled. Rough seas make it impossible to contain oil so that skimmers can pick it up or it can be ignited.
"The disruptive weather was expected to last through Thursday, and it could affect areas in the gulf east of the Mississippi River."
» Read the story: Waves From Storm Hinder Spill Effort
» Hurricane Alex halts Gulf skimming and booming oil-spill operations [Miami Herald]» Hurricane Alex pushes more oil onto Gulf Coast beaches [USA Today]
» BP relief well weeks away, hurricane hinders cleanup [Reuters]
» Hurricane Alex could slam into northeast Mexico Wednesday night [CNN]
In other news:
» Volunteers gather to help family rebuild tornado-ravaged farm [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» Fallen soldiers honored at Fort Drum's Memorial Park [centralny.ynn.com]
» Surgery on dog thrown out window deemed successful [CNYcentral.com]
» Transmission line plans for Galloo Island Wind Farm are due Sept. 15 [Watertown Daily Times]
» Homicides delay probe into investigator’s computer use [Utica Observer-Dispatch]