Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 20, 2015

Despite rosy report, BP still cleaning up oil
By David Hammer, WWL-TV. March 19, 2015
“Just as BP released a report this week stating that its massive oil spill five years ago did not have a lasting impact on the Gulf environment, WWL-TV found crews trying to clean up the largest tar mat seen in Louisiana in more than a year.” (Read More)
*Also posted on USA Today

BP report says Gulf environment returning to normal, others call report premature, cherry-picked
By Dennis Pillion, AL.com. March 18, 2015
“The National Wildlife Federation published a blog post Tuesday titled “10 Things BP’s New Report Doesn’t Tell You,” in which NWF biologist Ryan Fikes highlighted aspects left out of the BP report, including information on dolphins, tuna and sea turtles.” (Read More)

The Science of Gulf Recovery from BP Oil Spill
By Debbie Williams, WRKG. March 18, 2015
“The National Wildlife Federation published a blog post Tuesday titled “10 Things BP’s New Report Doesn’t Tell You,” in which NWF biologist Ryan Fikes highlighted aspects left out of the BP report, including information on dolphins, tuna and sea turtles.” (Read More)