The lower Missisippi River delta was tamed in the name of commerce with disastrous consequences for the surrounding wetlands and ultimately New Orleans.To save the state from washing into the ocean at the astonishing rate of 24 square miles per year, Louisiana officials are developing an epic $50 billion plan that would rebuild the land by rerouting one of the world's biggest rivers. ( Washington Post)
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Lousiana Plans to Restore a Ruined Wetland
Category: Environment
Posted on: May 1, 2007 12:05 PM, by EJGili
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