This photo is actually from the 2008 oil spill in San Francisco — but still gets the point across. Photo via cccpublishing.com The Gulf Coast — which stretches across the beaches and marshlands of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas — has some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes, thriving waters, and unique plants. But the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has put a damper on the region’s claim as a summer vacation destination by inspiring health officials to discourage swimm… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7 Popular Gulf Coast Beaches Devastated by the BP Oil Spill
