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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
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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

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