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Coast Guard OKs wind down of BP spill cleanup
Posted by Associated Press: Cain Burdeau and Dina Cappiello on November 9th, 2011
Associated Press: BP will no longer be responsible for cleaning up oil that winds up on shores of the Gulf Coast unless officials can prove it comes from the company's well that blew out in 2010, causing the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, according to a plan approved by the Coast Guard and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The plan marks the near end of the cleanup phase of the oil spill, according to the Nov. 2 agreement. Now, BP will turn its attention to restoring areas damaged by the spill...
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