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For months after the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, crude oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico from a wellhead on the sea floor. The accident amounted to an environmental disaster of unknown dimensions. BP is scrambling to control the damage, but some of its methods have come under fire. This documentary looks into the ways the oil and gas giant is trying to clean up the Gulf of Mexico and the risks for people and the environment.

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