article_snippet.sent: Scientists continue to study environmental impacts, but five years after the spill, the long-term negative effects remain unclear and are, in many cases, highly disputed.
article_snippet.sent: And there is no data that suggests there are any long-term population-level impacts to any species.
article_snippet.sent: The trustees, a collection of government agencies tasked with determining the extent of the damage from the spill, released a statement, saying, "We know that the environmental effects of the spill are likely to last for generations.
article_snippet.sent: Most long-term scientific studies on environmental disasters take longer than the five years that have passed.
article_snippet.sent: Studies so far have shown a variety of negative impacts on wildlife immediately after the spill, but others show some of those species are bouncing back.
article_snippet.sent: the spill's effects on other species are less clear.
article_snippet.sent: Joye said that right now, there is just no way to tell if it will have an impact.
highlights_snippet.sent: Today, it is still too soon to know the long-term impact .