Officials And Scientists Spar Over Plan To Block Oil’s Approach

By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF, New York Times
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 10:39pm

Local officials say the government’s plan to build rock dams to capture oil in the Gulf of Mexico is too risky.

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