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Gulf Disaster a Potential Windfall for Habitat Restoration

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environmentalists say BP settlement funds are providing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gulf restoration projects.

by Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media

Response boats work to clean up oil where the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig sank on April 22, 2010.
Credit: United States Coast Guard

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environmentalists say BP settlement funds are providing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gulf restoration projects. Read the full story at Houston Public Media, which is looking back at the legacy of the oil spill.

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Dave Fehling

HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA