Photo by Tyrone Turner (@tyronefoto ) | Ribbons of oil curl to the white sands of Orange Beach, Alabama during the height of the BP oil disaster in the summer of 2010. My family and many other New Orleanians vacationed near here- it is truly beautiful. But during the long weeks of the spill, the future of the Gulf Coast was in question. The sands are white again, but the science is still being conducted to see the long term effects of the oil and dispersants on this rich environment. by natgeo

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