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Even trying to pick up all the oil. bp has been directed to meet a government set standard of less than 1% visible coverage. within that section and within that entire section of beach, there has to be less than 1% coverage. reporter: so out of every thousand feet of beach, you can still have ten feet of oil? yes. reporter: that sounds like a lot to me. it s the standard that was determined. well, now migratory birds are nesting on the still contaminated island and others in the gulf. a year ago, oil was thick on the surface in the marshes. today, now it s on the bottom. some beaches are suffering from chronic re-oiling, oil that washes back onto the shore. and many gulf businesses are still feeling it. even though tourism here in new orleans is vibrant, it s less on the shore. ....
over that entire thousand feet, yes. reporter: that sounds like a lot to me. it s the standard that was determined. well, now migratory birds are nesting on the still contaminated island and others in the gulf. a year ago, oil was thick on the surface in the local marshes. today, in many of those same marshes, it s still thick, but now it s on the bottom. some beaches are suffering from chronic re-oiling, oil that washes back onto the shore. and many gulf businesses are still feeling it. even though tourism here in new orleans is vibrant, it s less on the shore. tourism at alabama beaches has fallen. it s flat on the florida panhandle. a better picture on the louisiana coastal parishes where workers were able to make money doing cleanup work. here s what kenneth feinberg, bp s man in charge of the compensation fund, said last year. ....
Chronic re-oiling, oil that washes back onto the shore. and many gulf businesses are still feeling it. even though tourism here in new orleans is vibrant, it s less on the shore. tourism at alabama beaches has fallen. it s flat on the florida panhandle. a better picture on the louisiana coastal parishes have workers were able to make money doing cleanup work. here s what ken it feinberg, bp s man in charge of the compensation fund, said last year. this is not about politics. this is about helping people in the gulf. that s what this is about. i m working for you, not for bp. if you file a claim with me, and the claim is eligible, and it is corroborated, you will be paid ....
Chronic re-oiling, oil that washes back onto the shore. and many gulf businesses are still feeling it. even though tourism here in new orleans is vibrant, it s less on the shore. tourism at alabama beaches has fallen. it s flat on the florida panhandle. a better picture on the louisiana coastal parishes where workers were able to make money doing cleanup work. here s what kenneth feinberg, bp s man in charge of the compensation fund, said last year. this is not about politics. this is about helping people in the gulf. that s what this is about. i m working for you, not for bp. if you file a claim with me, and the claim is eligible, and it is corroborated, you will be paid ....