Oil Spill Crude Disaster
8 projects to lead oil spill restoration efforts
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 1:44 PM by AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A group of state and federal environmental officials have identified eight projects they're proposing to kick off restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico more than a year and half after a rig explosion caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees is a group of officials from state and federal agencies that has been studying damage caused by the oil spill. The group said in a 123-page report Wednesday that damage to the Gulf was "widespread and extensive and will take years to assess completely."
The initial projects include oyster restoration in Mississippi and Louisiana and beach restoration in Alabama and Florida.
A series of meetings is planned in those states to solicit public input.
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