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    Oil Hits Okaloosa Island

    Tarballs washed up on the sandy-white beaches of Okaloosa Island, Fla. The county commission decided the area wasn't waiting for the government anymore and voted this week to build a boom system to help protect its waterways.

  • Tarballs_Ashore
    Tarballs begin to wash ashore on the pristine beaches of Okaloosa Island, Fla.
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  • Trouble in Paradise
    This is what the Okaloosa Island beaches in the Florida Panhandle look like at any other time of the year. But the scenery has changed now that the oil spill is spreading to the area.
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  • Coast Isn't Clear
    The Okaloosa Island area once thought they were sparred of the oil disaster and started an "Our Coast is Clear" campaign. But that all changed this week when tarballs were spotted on the beaches.
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  • No More Sandy-White Beaches
    Okaloosa Island's once snow-white beaches are painted with tarballs. Area condominiums have received cancellations from summer vacationers. 
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  • A Blanket of Tarballs
    The beaches along Okaloosa Island in the Florida Panhandle are now covered with tarballs.
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  • Tarballs Pop Up Along Shore
    Residents in the Florida Panhandle say the first tarballs on shore were about the size of golf balls but as more washed in they grew in size.
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  • Okaloosa_Officials
    Okaloosa County officials discuss their plans to protect the area's waterways as tarballs wash up along the shore.
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  • Preparing for the Worst
    Okaloosa County Commission voted to pursue their own plans to protect the area from the oil spill despite the Unified Command Center's instructions.
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  • The Oil's Impact
    As word of tarballs on the Okaloosa Island shore, residents visit their beaches for a first-hand look at how the oil spill has affected them.
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  • Oil Stains The Coast
    The Florida Panhandle is now among those affected by the oil spill.
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  • Published
    10 Images

    Oil Hits Okaloosa Island

    Tarballs washed up on the sandy-white beaches of Okaloosa Island, Fla. The county commission decided the area wasn't waiting for the government anymore and voted this week to build a boom system to help protect its waterways.

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  • No More Sandy-White Beaches
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  • Preparing for the Worst
  • The Oil's Impact
  • Oil Stains The Coast