MSNBC's take on 5years after BP..

[skeeter77346]

The spill impacts are real and continuing. The area around Grand Isle, especially the islands N of 4 Bayou Pass have seen loss of marsh vegetation that hastens the land loss. See pics of dead plants on islands from that area. Ditto about land loss around the 4 Bayou camps.

I am much more concerned about the accelerated pace of the vanishing marsh, as the oil will naturally bi-remediate given the warm environment vs say Alaska. Once the marsh is gone, the nursery is lost.

That said, I was there last month and boats were still picking up tar mats - but only when they wash up. Zero effort has been made to actually recover the mats beyond what low tide produces. ZERO.

Sadly, no actions have been taken to replace the excavated contaminated soils and plants destroyed. Rather, the 'powers that be' seem content to actually let the habitat disappear. Yes, there have been studies upon studies, but no meaningful field work undertaken.