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Saving the Gulf of Mexico: Somebody’s got to do it

In BP Spill, Causes, Legal, Main, Ocean Life, Regulation, Restoration
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Sometimes, the environmental issues surrounding the Gulf of Mexico feel a little like that old board game, Clue — the one with Col. Mustard in the kitchen with his lead pipe. Who is killing the Gulf this time? Is it BP, off Louisiana, with the crude oil? Or is the farmer, up the Mississippi River, with his fertilizer? The only thing we know is that life has gotten a lot harder in recent...

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Texas fertilizer plants: An explosive situation

In Important Articles, Main, Politics, Regulation, Safety, Testing
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This blog would probably go out of business if governments would simply do their supposed job and regulate big business, with the simple goal of protecting the safety and long-term health of citizens. Just look at the situations I write about most frequently: The BP oil spill, Fukushima, the Louisiana sinkhole, fracking, pipeline accidents. All very different situations, but at the core...

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Stuart H. Smith is an attorney based in New Orleans fighting major oil companies and other polluters.
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