Money spent cleaning up BP’s mess skipped those who needed it most

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By Brentin MockApr 21, 2015, 8:35 pm64 pts
When reporting on the BP oil disaster five years ago, I discovered that people of color and humble income were often left out of the frenzy of economic activity generated by the emergency response and recovery efforts. In August 2010, four months into the cleanup, I looked at the contracts doled out by the U.S.…

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