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Gulf scientist: Justice Department is gagging me from studying oil spill

Posted on August 11th, 2010 at 16:48 by Paul Jay in category: News -- Write a comment

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The Justice Department continues to impose stifling restrictions on independent scientists seeking to study the catastrophic effects of Gulf spill, according to one scientist.

In an opinion piece at The Scientist, ecosystem biologist Linda Hooper-Bui explains her frustration with corporations and government bureaucracies, both of which have been preventing independent scientists like her from accessing the Gulf of Mexico.

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