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NEW: Since 2024, six large oil spills have polluted India's western coast, affecting millions; yet, no one, including the government, wants to take responsibility for the cleanup.

This story by Pragathi Ravi and Flavia Lopes was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
https://www.thexylom.com/post/india-mumbai-gujarat-goa-oil-spill-fish

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“We are writing from the basement. That’s why we are not writing the papers,” Pareniuk says.

“It is difficult to explain to a hiring committee why, in the course of ten years, I have so few publications,” Shavanova adds. “But when you are fighting for your life, you can’t invest in your future.”

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“We have the principle of saving limbs whenever possible,” the doctor explains. “An amputation is simple — it takes only 15-20 minutes. But we’re thinking of the rehabilitation process, the patient’s quality of life later on.”

“Later on, if the patient decides to have an amputation, we can always do that.”

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