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BP Oil Spill Press

The Guardian: They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice

April 20, 2023

Today, on the thirteenth anniversary of the BP oil Spill, The Guardian published an in-depth piece on the human health crisis that was left in the wake of the disaster.

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Tampa Bay Times: Florida workers got sick after Deepwater Horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

February 18, 2023

Tampa Bay Times reports on the more than 5,000 lawsuits filed in federal courts in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

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Here’s Where BP is Dumping Its Oil Spill Waste (Colorlines)

April 20, 2021

“More than half of the landfills EPA has approved are in communities where a majority of residents are people of color.” By Daisy Hernandez   Read the full article here

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BP’s waste management plan raises environmental justice concerns (DissidentVoice.org)

April 20, 2021

The Halliburton loophole allowed BP in 2010 to save millions by dumping at least 40,000 tons of toxic Corexit-laden oil spill waste in nine municipal landfills designed for household waste. The majority were in People of Color communities. Story by Robert D. Bullard for the DissdentVoice.org Read full story  here

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