USCG and BP Threaten Journalists With Arrest for Documenting Oil Spill

A CBS News crew captured on video orders from BP contractors and US Coast Guard officials to stop filming environmental damage from the BP-owned oil fouling Louisiana beaches and coastal wetlands. The Coast Guard denied that it or BP has rules prohibiting coverage.

Karl Burkart reports for Mother Nature Network May 18, 2010.

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"BP, Coast Guard Officers Block Journalists From Filming Oil-Covered Beach" (Huffington Post)