Gulf Coast marks oil spill anniversary with prayers and appeals

Solemn ceremonies are held in New Orleans and elsewhere. Environmentalists lament damage done to the ecosystem, and locals decry the restitution process.Gulf Coast residents and activists commemorated the first anniversary of the BP oil disaster Wednesday with prayers and petitions to government and industry to aid a region that continues to suffer, despite some remarkable displays of resilience.

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