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Coastal Wetland Restoration And The "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Spill, Edward B. Barbier
Coastal Wetland Restoration And The "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Spill, Edward B. Barbier
Vanderbilt Law Review
Both the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the 2010 BP oil spill have focused attention on the need to restore coastal wetland habitats along the Gulf of Mexico of the United States. As restoration is required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, restoring coastal wetlands will be required as part of BP's legal obligations. Although plans to restore the Mississippi River Delta are well on their way, the damages to the Gulf Coast wetlands caused by the Deepwater Horizon spill are still occurring and have yet to be fully assessed. At this critical time for wetland restoration in …