On the LA Bucket Brigade website, I saw an article that caught my eye. The article was about the LA Bucket Brigade being honored for their response work following the BP oil spill. What I found most interesting was that the LA Bucket Brigade launched an Oil Spill Crisis Map in which people could pinpoint the areas that oil was spotted in, as well as show where they have sighted injured wildlife or bad health effects from the oil. I thought this was interesting because most of the response work that I have heard about was people physically going out to help clean the waters or animals. By opening an Oil Spill Crisis Map, the LA Bucket Brigade made it possible for more residents and unable people to play an active role in the efforts to respond to this disaster. This gave everyone an opportunity to have a part in helping to clean after the spill. The article also praised the LA Bucket Brigade for their work in the costal communities during this time. They trained the residents in the Grand Isle and Pointe-Aux-Chenes areas to take samples to be tested for oil contamination. They also took in over 1,000 in-person reports of health problems that have stemmed from the oil contamination. From these reports more efforts could be made to help improve health care for the Louisiana costal communities. This is because the reports showed that the people in these areas have little access to the health care facilities they need, such as those that treat for chemical exposures. After working with these people who were directly affected by the oil spill, the LA Bucket Brigade is bringing these issues to state and federal agencies to hopefully improve the health care programs for these people. I’m excited to be working with the LA Bucket Brigade.
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