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July 16, 2010

BP Cleanup Worker Describes Lax Safety Conditions
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Accounts continue to emerge of the lax safety conditions for Gulf Coast
cleanup workers. A former BP worker, Kellie Fellows, spoke out in an
interview with the Louisiana Environmental Action Network.

Kellie Fellows: "I was also told before we hit that beach that at least
we would have protection: we would have respirators, and we would have
suits. And to not even have that, that just shows you again that money
is put ahead of lives. I’ve got one check left that’s coming to me, and
after that, we’re facing homelessness. And I guess, to me, the street
looks more appealing than that beach does right now."



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