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Spill, Baby, Spill

A trio of pieces from our partners at public radio station KUT in Austin examines the potential impact on Texas of the disastrous oil spill off the Louisiana coast. Ericka Aguilar reports on Attorney General Greg Abbott’s meetings with other Gulf Coast states on potential legal action against British Petroleum, Nathan Bernier asks whether the oil might make its way to Texas — possibly driven by a hurricane, and Jennifer Stayton looks at the effects on fisheries.

By Erika Aguilar and Nathan Bernier, KUT News, and Jennifer Stayton, The Texas Tribune
This photo from a NASA satellite shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on April 25, 2010.

A trio of pieces from our partners at public radio station KUT in Austin examines the potential impact on Texas of the disastrous oil spill off the Louisiana coast.

Ericka Aguilar reports on Attorney General Greg Abbott’s meetings with colleagues in other Gulf Coast states on potential legal action against British Petroleum:

Nathan Bernier asks whether the oil might make its way to Texas — possibly driven by a hurricane:

And Jennifer Stayton looks at the effects on fisheries:

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