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"Louisiana Oystermen Worry That BP Payout Won't Be Enough" [1]

"PORT SULPHUR, LA. -- It sounds like a bottomless gusher of money: a $20 billion fund to help make Gulf Coast residents and businesses whole. But here in the bayou, where rich oyster beds have provided livelihoods to many and brought wealth to a few, people worry just how far BP's handouts will go."

Dana Hedgpeth reports for the Washington Post June 20, 2010.
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SEE ALSO:

"Business Melts Away For Gulf Coast Ice Houses" (NPR)
[3]
"Louisianans Hurt By Spill Queue For Free Groceries" (NPR)
[4]
"A Lucky Few Manage to Profit From the Gulf of Mexico Disaster" (Greenwire) [5]

"Seafood Safety Concerns Take Toll in Restaurants Nationwide" (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
[6]
"The Oil Spill Colors the Fabric of Gulf Coastal Life" (McClatchy) [7]

"Oil Spill Stress Starts To Weigh on Gulf Residents" (Los Angeles Times) [8]

Disasters [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Public [11]
Source: Wash Post [2], 06/21/2010
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/louisiana-oystermen-worry-bp-payout-wont-be-enough [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/19/AR2010061902304.html [3] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127978192 [4] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127938938 [5] http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/18/18greenwire-a-lucky-few-manage-to-profit-from-the-gulf-of-47627.html [6] http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/06/seafood_safety_concerns_take_t.html [7] http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/20/96219/the-oil-spill-colors-the-fabric.html [8] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-mental-health-20100621,0,6108606.story [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [11] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81