Expert sees big mental health effects from BP spill

Published July 5, 2010

Expert sees big mental health effects from BP spill
The mental health impacts of the BP oil spill will dwarf those encountered after the last major oil spill off U.S. shores, a sociologist who studied the Exxon Valdez spill told Florida volunteers on Tuesday.
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Warning of Looming Crisis, Louisiana Calls on BP to Fund Mental Health Programs
by Sasha Chavkin, ProPublica As Louisiana officials warn of a possible mental health crisis in communities affected by the oil spill, BP has yet to respond to a month-old request from the Louisiana health department to fund emergency mental health programs . The impasse has prompted Louisiana to make an argument with significant implications for disputes over BP’s liability: that BP is …
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