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May 3, 2010

Fishing Banned in Gulf Due to Massive Oil Spill
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Federal authorities have banned commercial and recreational fishing in a
large stretch of water in the Gulf of Mexico due to the massive oil
spill caused by a BP-operated rig that exploded nearly two weeks ago. An
estimated 210,000 gallons of oil a day is pouring into the Gulf in what
might turn out to be the worst industrial environmental disaster in U.S.
history.



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