Oil Spill: A Farewell to the Gulf Coast's Lifestyle? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Crews on ships work on the attempted 'top kill' procedure at the source site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on May 29, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, Louisiana. ( Win McNamee / Getty ) Produced by Marine Olivesi Produced by PRI and WNYC