Believe it or not, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was even worse than previously thought

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By Emily PontecorvoFeb 14, 2020, 3:55 am369 pts
After the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the spring of 2010, oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico for nearly three months straight, resulting in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. More than 200 million gallons of light crude flowed into the sea, devastating marine life and fisheries. Ten years later,…

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