VENICE, La. – Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services moves oil absorbent boom into a warehouse at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley.
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