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[Common Dreams] Lingering Poison: My Witness to Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy on the Gulf Coast
Read Lesley Pacey’s latest blog post about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the impact of Corexit dispersants on the lives of those affected.
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Back to the Future
New dispersant mixtures have the same basic ingredients as Corexit dispersants
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Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse… Toxic Dispersants?
To counter the now-realized potential for toxic products to still be listed for oil spill response, ALERT is working to require supplemental testing in all regions to ensure that a product can be used safely in waters of intended use as required by the Clean Water Act (and never enforced). With supplemental testing, federal and…
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An Update from Riki: The Way Forward Together
See ALERT’S path forward as we work to continue to protect the community from oil-chemical disasters.
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PRESS RELEASE: ALERT and Friends of San Juans to Co-Host Oil Spill Response Public Engagement Event
On Saturday, October 26, 4:00 PM at Brickworks, oil spill veteran and activist Dr. Riki Ottwill present, “Oil Spill Response: An Opportunity for Change.” The in-person event will hopefully be livestreamed.
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[BBC] The biggest oil spill in US history: What we’ve learned since Deepwater Horizon
Fourteen years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, would we fare any better at cleaning up another huge oil spill? Jocelyn Timperley examines the latest science of ocean clean-ups.
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The Lori B Experience – “All This Awfulness”
After she was directly sprayed by Corexit 9527A on August 21, 2010, Alabama resident Lori Bosarge’s life would never be the same. Lori had photos to document her experience. Her story, “All This Awfulness,” was similar to thousands of others who encountered Corexit dispersants. Read the Lori B Experience here.
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PRESS RELEASE: Groups Petition EPA to Ban Use of Oil Dispersants Discontinued by the Manufacturer —And Ask United Nation Bodies to Do the Same
A petition filed by Earth Island Institute’s ALERT Project and the Government Accountability Project asks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove the two chemical dispersants, Corexit 9527A and 9500A that were used after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, from the list of products authorized under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) for…
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ALERT Advocates United Nations Ban Corexit Dispersant
ALERT advocates United Nations adopt guidelines for truth-in-reporting rule like in the U.S. and take immediate action to remove Corexit products that manufacturers have voluntarily discontinued.
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Senator Markey calls upon EPA to address concerns about revised regulations governing the use of chemical dispersants
Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey sent a letter to the Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) urging a response to the revised regulations governing the use of chemical dispersants for oil spill responses.
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