The Impact Of Bp's Oil Spill

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Five years later, the impact of BP’s oil spill is still relevant. Beaches, wetlands, wildlife, and people livelihood has forever been changed due to this oil spill. There are still tar balls that dot the beaches where people once enjoyed spending time, and relaxation. The marine species continue to slowly die. Several businesses continue to struggle. Fisheries complain of lack of oyster’s production, fish, and crab. Before the oil spill their businesses were booming; now it’s just a thing of the past. Since the oil spill, BP has experienced another disaster. Thousands of men and women who helped clean the oil spill began very ill. Their lungs and skin were greatly affected. Recently, BP agreed to pay a settlement of $20.8 billion over the damage