Obama makes third visit to the stricken Gulf Coast; BP adjusts cap over the gusher. Gregory Dawkins, 10, from Leeds, Ala., picks up a glob of oil with a stick on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. Friday.

Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley, who heads the company’s oil spill recovery, said it’s time to “scaleback” clean up the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A new class action lawsuit alleges that BP avoided hiring Asian-American fishermen to help with cleanup efforts in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, bringing fresh attention to the difficulties the ...