Huge River of Dead Fish Clogs Mississippi Near the Gulf

Photo via NOLA At first glance, you might not even notice the dead fish in the picture above — there are too many of them. But no, that’s not a gravely parking lot. It’s a section of the Mississippi River that has literally been clogged with thousands of dead fish in the wake of the BP Gulf spill . And while investigation as to the cause of the mass fish kill is still underway, there are fears that new toxins in the water from spilled oil or chemical dispersants have played a role. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Huge River of Dead Fish Clogs Mississippi Near the Gulf

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