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By Nick, January 12, 2011 10:58 pm

Dead fish and oiled marsh grass, Blood Beach, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. (Photo: Erika Blumenfeld)
 
In October 2010, Truthout tested several water and soil samples from the Gulf of Mexico for chemicals in BP’s crude oil and toxic dispersants. One sample of dead marine life was also tested.
Truthout also obtained and had analyzed a sample [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East

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By Nick, October 28, 2010 2:24 am

An investigation by an Al Jazeera online correspondent has found a growing number of toxic illnesses linked to BP oil dispersants along the Gulf coast.
Dahr Jamail, author of the special report, told Al Jazeera why BP took such measures.

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By Nick, October 27, 2010 7:51 pm

Denise Rednour of Long Beach, Mississippi, has been sick with chemical poisoning since July (Photo: Erika Blumenfeld)
Two-year-old Gavin Tillman of Pass Christian, Mississippi, has been diagnosed with severe upper respiratory, sinus, and viral infections. His temperature has reached more than 39 degrees since September 15, yet his sicknesses continues to worsen.
His parents, [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East

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By Nick, October 27, 2010 3:36 pm

Investigation by Al Jazeera online correspondent finds toxic illnesses linked to BP oil dispersants along Gulf coast. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)

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By Nick, September 14, 2010 1:59 am

Private contractor in Carolina Skiff with tank of Corexit dispersant, August 10, south of Pass Christian Harbor, 9:30 AM. (Photo: Don Tillman)
Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico before working in [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East

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By Nick, August 20, 2010 4:35 pm

Story by Dahr Jamail, Photography by Erika Blumenfeld, Inter Press Service | Report
The Mississippi Sound was recently reopened, but Mark Stewart and other commercial fisherman fear oil and dispersants, and refuse to fish. Credit:Erika Blumenfeld/IPS
BILOXI, Mississippi – The U.S. state of Mississippi recently reopened all of its fishing areas. The problem is that commercial shrimpers [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East

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By Nick, August 11, 2010 12:22 am

Story by Dahr Jamail, Photography by Erika Blumenfeld, t r u t h o u t | Report
Photo by Erika Blumenfeld © 2010

Commercial Fishing communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida have united to demand that local, state, and federal agencies force BP to discontinue the use of toxic dispersants and conduct better testing [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East

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By Nick, July 14, 2010 1:54 am

by: Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld | Photo Essay
Photos by Erika Blumenfeld © 2010
My eyes are burning as I type this. We’ve just returned from spending the day down in Barataria, located about an hour drive south of New Orleans. The community of fishermen is swimming in oil. Within minutes of arriving, our eyes begin [...] View full post on Dahr Jamail’s Mideast Dispatches » Dahr Jamail – Independent Reporting from Iraq and the Middle East