BP offers academics $500M to study oil spill’s effects (Mississippi)

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May 29, 2010

STENNIS SPACE CENTER — It could take years — and millions of dollars — before the full impact of the BP oil spill on the Gulf Coast is uncovered, a Hancock County scientist said.

Michael Carron, director of the Northern Gulf Institute at Stennis Space Center, met Wednesday with representatives from Mississippi and Florida institutions of higher learning for a one-day briefing with the House and Senate in Washington.

They discussed the oil spill and what resources and funding Gulf states universities will need to research its economic, social and environmental impact.

(Excerpt) Read more at sunherald.com

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