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Birds and their habitats studied for BP spill effects

By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Pelican eggs washed away this spring on a Plaquemines Parish island eroded by oil, and traces of oil and Corexit

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Oil seeps and slicks studied near BP’s Macondo well

By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Scientists say oil and gas seeps surrounding BP’s Deepwater Horizon well appear to be mostly natural and to pre-date the

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Ongoing emotional harm from oil disaster documented
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) —Two years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast residents continue to suffer emotional fallout from the disaster.
Marine life suffers near BP’s Deepwater Horizon site
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Dolphins and fish are dying at distressing rates as oil and dispersants from BP’s 2010 spill lurk in Gulf waters and south Louisiana marshes. Last month, Riki ...
Big oil attempts to duck enviro damage
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer While public attention the money store payday loans has focused on education and retirement issues in this year’s legislative session, often ignored are a series of bills ...
Letter to the Editor: Redefining Louisiana’s Oil & Gas
LOGA redefining the oil & gas industry in Louisiana The April 20, 2010, explosion on BP’s Macondo deep water well — in addition to taking the lives of 11 ...
Two years after the BP disaster, Gulf residents fear for the future
By Jordan Flaherty Contributing Writer On April 20, 2010, a reckless attitude towards the safety of the Gulf Coast by BP, as well as Transocean and Halliburton, caused a well to blow ...
BP settlement delivered to federal court for approval
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer The two-year anniversary of the BP spill was Friday and no one threw a party or baked a cake. But residents and businesses who have claims against ...
Letter to the Editor: Contractual obligations and toxic waste
Contractual obligation to clean up toxic waste The Louisiana legislature will consider a flurry of industry-backed bills in the coming weeks — all of which aim to inhibit the ...
Paper or plastic? Region turns to greener, grocery bag options
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer New Orleans has been moving out of the throwaway era as residents sign up for curbside recycling—implemented last year—and direct their Carnival beads to new uses. But ...

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