100 days after oil spill, gov't urged to make Verde Island Passage a protected area

'This was not the first oil spill in the VIP, and it is unlikely to be the last as long as toxic and dangerous cargo is ferried in these waters,' says Protect VIP (Verde Island Passage) co-convenor Gerry Arances

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