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BP - Destroying our country, in a very real and literal sense.
BP oil spill hastened loss of Louisiana marshes, study says - The Washington Post
BP oil spill hastened loss of Louisiana marshes, study says - The Washington Post
As the oil washed into the marshlands, it coated and smothered thick grasses at their edge. When the grass died, deep roots that held the soil together also died, leaving the shore banks of the marshlands to crumble, said Brian Silliman, the University of Florida researcher who led the new study.
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In Louisianas Barataria Bay, oiled marshes eroded at about twice the rate of non-oiled marshes, receding nearly 10 feet per year, Sillimans team found.