THIS SHOULD BE FRONT PAGE NEWS The toxic reach of Deepwater Horizon’s oil spill was much larger — and deadlier — than previous estimates, a new study says.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/12/toxic-reach-deepwater-horizons-oil-spill-was-much-larger-deadlier-than-previous-estimates-new-study-says/ …
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"... a significant amount of oil / moved beyond fishery closures where it was thought to be contained and escaped detection by satellites as it flowed... “invisible oil,” concentrated below the water’s surface and toxic enough to destroy 50% of the marine life it encountered..."
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"...Current estimates show the 210 million gallons of oil released by the damaged BP Deepwater Horizon well spread out over the equivalent of 92,500 miles. But the oil’s reach was 30% larger than that estimate, the new study says..."
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"...the Trump administration is preparing to finalize a sweeping proposal that would allow the oil and gas industry to buy leases in every part of the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, in addition to a leasing expansion in the Gulf..."
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"...the administration has rolled back oil platform safety regulations meant to protect workers and avoid another event such as the fatal Deepwater Horizon explosion. The 4/20/10 Deepwater catastrophe was triggered by a blast that killed 11 workers and sank the oil platform..."
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