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Oil and Gas Companies and Their Responsibility for Ongoing Louisiana Wetlands Destruction

"Louisiana also is deeply concerned about the destruction caused by decades of actions that helped boost the national economy but harmed coastal wetlands. That includes... the 10,000-plus miles of canals and navigation channels carved to support oil and gas exploration and development. The latter is responsible for as much as 36 percent of Louisiana's wetlands losses..." - excerpt from the Nola.com article. Read more.

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