Gulf spill

Another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday gave fresh urgency to the debate over the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater oil drilling. Environmental groups renewed their calls to maintain or expand the ban; advocates for removing it were more circumspect.

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, today sought to revive the Gulf Coast fishing industry by reassuring consumers that a testing regimen is in place and that Gulf seafood is safe to eat and .