BP’s Gulf Cleanup Creates ‘Spillionaires’
A Pro Publica investigation introduces a new word in the Gulf Coast lexicon: spillionaire. As in, the nickname given to someone—usually someone politically connected—who raked in a lot of money from BP’s unregulated $16 billion cleanup fund for localities. It puts a particular focus on St. Bernard Parish…
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BP’s Gulf Cleanup Creates ‘Spillionaires’
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