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Mon., December 31, 2012 5:00pm
Researchers on the Georgia coast are looking at the links between the BP oil spill and diminished crab and shrimp catches in the Gulf. The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is part of a team of marine labs studying the effects of spilled oil with a half-million dollar grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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Tue., February 21, 2012 9:00am
Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. The grant will allow scientists and emergency responders to better predict and respond to future spills if they occur.
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Thu., January 6, 2011 12:26pm
Scientists, government officials, community leaders and journalists will gather at the University of Georgia this month for a symposium that will examination communication during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Wed., December 1, 2010 5:43pm
Georgia environmental groups are praising a decision by the Obama administration to reverse itself on offshore oil. Back in March, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the administration would open up the East Coast to offshore drilling. Now -- after the Gulf oil spill -- Salazar says, the administration will NOT persue Atlantic oil.
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Thu., July 22, 2010 4:33pm
State officials are not too worried about major damage to the Georgia Coast from the BP oil spill in the Gulf. Officials have been monitoring the water and air quality.
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Fri., July 2, 2010 12:00am
With the economy rebounding and the oil spill spooking Gulf visitors, Georgia beaches prepare for an influx.
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Wed., June 30, 2010 2:24pm
Georgia wildlife group will help move sea turtle nests and relocate them to safer areas
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Tue., June 29, 2010 2:57pm
The 72 pelicans were spotted covered in oil from the Deep Horizon spill in April. They were treated and flown to Georgia because biologists believe, they'll have a better chance of making it here.
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Thu., June 3, 2010 4:03pm
As the BP oil leak continues to flow into the Gulf experts say Johnny...
