Information about the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill

COLUMBIA — Here are resources about the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, including news updates, ways to offer assistance, the economic impact and previous columns about the leak.

• Find maps and data, see videos of the response and get news updates at   restorethegulf.com, an official website of the U.S. government.
• The department of marine sciences at the University of Georgia has a blog explaining the scientific details of the spill and other resources.
• The New York Times has graphics on methods used to try to stop the spill, maps of where the oil has made landfall, a list of the number of different types of animals killed by the oil and an article about recovery efforts.

• The White House offers information on the spill, posts blogs about the government's response and has a list of federal response resources.

• BP also has press releases about the Gulf of Mexico response on its website.

• To see photos of workers at the Gulf, go to Deepwater Horizon Response's flickr page, operated by the Joint Information Center staff.

• To see videos of the work done at the Gulf, go to Deepwater Horizon Response's YouTube page, operated by the Joint Information Center staff.

• To get updates about the progress in the Gulf, follow the Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter, operated by the Joint Information Center staff.
• Get updates and leave comments about the oil spill on the Deepwater Horizon Response's Facebook page.
• Read CNN's updates about the response.
• Go to PBS' website about the oil spill for videos, an oil leak widget and broadcast reports.
• Read Missourian editorial columns about the oil spill from Rebecca Berg in London and J. Karl Miller.
• Go here to see an article about Marco Rubio, a U.S. Senate hopeful, speaking about the economic repercussions of the spill.
• Read an article from the Los Angeles Times about the economic effects of the oil spill.
• Read an article from Bloomberg Businessweek about the spill's effects on stocks.
• An article from the Wall Street Journal talks about the impact on financial institutions.
• The National Wildlife Federation offers way to donate to the crisis.
• The Audubon Action Center gives many options to help.
• Find ways to volunteer at Volunteer Florida's website.
• The Greater New Orleans Foundation has links to updates, ways to donate and information on the spill's impact.
• Volunteer Louisiana has an interactive map to find volunteer opportunities.
• The Nature Conservancy also offers donation options and other actions to take.
• Donations also can be made through the United Way of New Orleans.
• Alabama Live also has a list of articles with the latest oil spill news.
• Reuters describes the new cap being tested to stop the oil flow.
• A Louisiana command center uses mapping technology to help recovery efforts.