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Widespread land losses from 2010 Gulf oil spill, study finds

Posted on 22 November 2016 by admin

Dramatic, widespread shoreline loss is revealed in new NASA/U.S. Geological Survey annual maps of the Louisiana marshlands where the coastline was most heavily coated with oil during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Geology … Continue reading →

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Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused widespread marsh erosion

Posted on 1 October 2016 by admin

Oil in the Marsh The Deepwater Horizon oil spill six years ago caused widespread marsh erosion that may be permanent in some places, according to a new Duke University-led analysis of 270 miles of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. … Continue reading →

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After spill, work suspended at 10 mine sites

Posted on 16 October 2015 by admin

After spill, work suspended at 10 mine sites An Environmental Protection Agency contractor keeps a bag of lime on hand Aug. 14 to correct the pH of mine wastewater flowing into a series of sediment retention ponds, part of danger … Continue reading →

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