Topic: Plaquemines Parish

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Just Hiking
Episode 237 1:39:32 - 1:42:39

237: Just Hiking

Gulf Coast Fish Kills and Oxygen Depletion

Massive "fish kills" in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, are reported, involving hundreds of thousands of dead fish and a baby whale. While officials suggest "oxygen depletion" as the cause, the hosts suggest the BP oil spill and the chemical dispersant Corexit are the more likely culprits, despite media attempts to frame the events as a mystery.