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Just what the Gulf didn’t need: A new oil spill

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If there’s anything that the Gulf of Mexico doesn’t need, it’s one more drop of crude oil pollution. Even though we just marked the grim 6th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the region is still feeling the impacts: Diminished wetlands with marshes still contaminated by crude oil, vital sea species — including a lot of the seafood that you might normally...

33 months later, oil persists near the Deepwater Horizon site

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In Louisiana, we are blessed to have a one-woman environmental protection agency by the name of Bonny Schumaker. A retired NASA physicist and pilot, Schumaker has found a way to merge her love of all creatures and her passion for flying to create an amazing operation called On Wings Of Care. She flies animal rescue missions but since 2010 has also devoted a lot of her energy toward helping her...

News Round-Up: September 21, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Faculty Fights Fracking
Sampling Continues at Bayou Corne as Sinkhole Expands
Red Tea Ceremony Raises Awareness for Fukushima

News Round-Up: September 13, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Anti-Fracking Groups Organize Nationwide Rallies
BP Covered Up Oil, Swept Up Liability Exposed Prompt New Ad Blitz
Nuclear Sector Seeks to Regain Trust After Fukushima

News Round-Up: September 12, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
West Virginia Gas Drilling Opponents Call For Halt To New Development
BP Proposes Deep Cleaning of Louisiana Beaches in Aftermath of Hurricane Isaac
Disaster-Area Kids Under Hard Stress

News Round-Up: September 11, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Ohio Rally, March to Protest Hydraulic Fracturing
Hurricane Isaac Washed Up Gulf Oil Spill Remnants, Auburn University Researchers Confirm
Shanghai-Fukushima Flights Still in Limbo as China Cancels Meeting With Governor

News Round-Up: September 5, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Residents Fear Fracking on Former Idora Land
Feds Slam BP in Key Court Filing, Admit Pollution From 2010 Spill Continues to Ravage Gulf
2 Minor Injuries in French Nuclear Plant Incident

News Round-Up: August 31, 2012

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A selection of today’s headlines and must-read articles on issues ranging from fracking and the BP oil spill to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster:
Endangered California Wildlife Could be Further Imperiled by Fracking
Ocean Physicist Says Current Clean-Up Methods Useless In An Arctic Oil Spill
Post-Fukushima Concerns Taken Note Of

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