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USCG and BP Threaten Journalists With Arrest for Documenting Oil Spill [1]

A CBS News crew captured on video orders from BP contractors and US Coast Guard officials to stop filming environmental damage from the BP-owned oil fouling Louisiana beaches and coastal wetlands. The Coast Guard denied that it or BP has rules prohibiting coverage.

Karl Burkart reports for Mother Nature Network May 18, 2010.
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"BP, Coast Guard Officers Block Journalists From Filming Oil-Covered Beach" (Huffington Post) [3]

Disasters [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Public [7]
Source: Mother Nature Network [2], 05/21/2010
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