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  • ENVIRONMENTAL HIT: An oil-drenched bird in June 2010 struggles to climb onto a boom in Barataria Bay, La., which was affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon spill. The April 20, 2010, explosion at the offshore platform killed 11 men, and the leak released an estimated 170 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico. (Associated Press)

    Oil spill still stains Gulf Coast's economy

    The first nightmare for John and Kathy Struchen, owners of Lanier Sailing Academy in Pensacola, Fla., was the fear of what could happen — tar balls washing up on shore, black sludge invading bay inlets — after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded exactly a year ago off the coast of Louisiana.


  • Mr. Obama, Mr. Crist and Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen (right) meet with local officials on Pensacola Beach to discuss the area affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Mr. Obama also spoke with several local business owners about the effects the oil spill is having on them.

    Mix of fear, hope for Gulf Coast business owners

    The hole in the bottom of the ocean that's been spewing oil into the Gulf for two months has sent the lives of John Struchen and his wife, Kathy, into a tailspin.


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