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My LA Times op-ed: “5 years after BP spill, little has changed to protect Gulf of Mexico”

In BP Spill, Commentary, Human Interest, Important Articles, Main, Oil Spill Facts, Politics, Regulation, Safety
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Today, on the actual 5th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, I published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, voicing my dismay not only at the current state of the Gulf of Mexico but over the complete failure to take the necessary steps to make sure this never happens again. Here’s an excerpt: The Obama administration, for its part, has been a lot more aggressive about awarding new...

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More on how ’60 Minutes’ whitewashed BP

In BP Spill, Commentary, Legal, Main, Oil Spill Facts, Recovery, Spill Damages, Victim Claims
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Earlier this week, I told you how the most important story regarding BP and the Gulf of Mexico — its ongoing degradation of that precious natural resource, from the tar balls that assault our beaches on a daily basis to depleted fish stocks — is getting lost on the BP-manufactured controversy over claims by victims of the 2010 oil spill. BP’s belly-aching reached its largest...

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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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