BP oil spill money to go to Alabama governor’s mansion and a new hotel

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By Raven RakiaDec 29, 2015, 2:43 pm130 pts
Last October, five years after the spill, the BP oil spill settlement was finally announced. Alabama received $2.3 billion of the $20 billion settlement (which was split between five states along the Gulf and the federal government). While the money is supposed to help the areas affected by the spill recover…

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