Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 95, language: English, abstract: The blowout of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010 was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Damages from the event rapidly increased the rate of coastal erosion to the coastal wetlands of Louisiana. This region plays a vital role to our nation's economy. Many ethnic communities that contribute to the richness of Louisiana's...