"Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

Series produced by Pat Duggins

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April 2011 marks one year since the Gulf oil spill which changed lives all along the Alabama coast. Alabama Public Radio News Director Pat Duggins presents a five part series looking ahead to the long term impact of the accident on seaside businesses and homeowners.

April of 2011 marks one year since the Gulf oil spill which changed lives all along the Alabama coast. Alabama Public Radio News Director Pat Duggins presents a five part series looking ahead to the long term impact of the accident on seaside businesses and homeowners.


5 Pieces

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A recent poll shows forty percent of Americans still think Gulf seafood isn’t safe to eat. Commercial fishermen in Bayou La Batre are fighting to w...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:34
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The Alabama beach tourism industry was hit hard by the Gulf oil spill, and it could take years before local officials know if visitor businesses ha...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:39
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One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
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Bob Donald is the talk of the town in Gulf Shores near Alabama’s beaches. Before moving to the beaches, he and his wife lived in Valdez, Alaska dur...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:11
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Alabama Public Radio news director Duggins sets the stage for APR’s weeklong series, by taking listeners to Auburn University’s oil spill recovery ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:27