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Environmental Suit Accuses BP of Endangering Wildlife

HeadlineOct 21, 2010

Three environmental advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit accusing the oil giant BP of endangering wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico. The suit from Defenders of Wildlife, the Gulf Restoration Network and the Save the Manatee Club says BP has violated the Endangered Species Act by harming the twenty-seven endangered or threatened animal species in the Gulf region. Today marks the six-month anniversary of the BP oil spill. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast.

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