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Will BP Pay for the Spill’s Toll on Mental Health?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on August 3, 2010
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BP’s well in the Gulf of Mexico has been capped and may soon be “killed” for good, but fixing the widespread damage from the disaster will take years. The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has has released a report (supported by the Children’s Health Fund) based on…
Oil Spill Kills Gulf Coast Shrimp Season; A Culture Hangs in the Balance
Posted by The Pump Handle on June 18, 2010 By Elizabeth Grossman “This is the one thing that could destroy our culture and I don’t want to see it happen,” says Grand Isle, Louisiana resident Karen Hopkins, wiping at tears she’s clearly fighting. Hopkins, a Louisiana native and long-time resident of Grand Isle, runs the office at Dean Blanchard Seafood. Blanchard typically buys 13…