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Louisiana cancels $3B coastal repair funded by oil spill settlement
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Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project

Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project aimed to rebuild over 20 square miles of land in southeast Louisiana to combat erosion and sea level rise. Conservation groups supported the project as a science-based solution to climate change. However, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry opposed it, citing harm to local oystermen and the fishing industry. On Thursday, a coalition of federal agencies overseeing the settlement funds declared the project "no longer viable" because of litigation and a suspended federal permit after the state halted work.

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Steve MacLellanSep 11, 2020
So why are we still struggling to find a fast and effective way to tackle one of the most damaging of industrial accidents? Here are the options. — https://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2020/9/11/why-we-still-cant-stop-oil-spills-from-damaging-th/ #oil_spills #environment #world
Why we still can’t stop oil spills from damaging the environment

It has been more than half a century since the world looked on in horror as the Torrey Canyon spilled…

Steve MacLellanJun 17, 2020
“This is the fourth time in 15 years that the existing Trans Mountain pipeline has had an oil spill on our land,” said Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver. “Without an independent, transparent, and scientific investigation into the safety of this old pipeline, we have no confidence in Trans Mountain’s ability to build the new pipeline without inflicting more damage to our territory.” — https://theenergymix.com/2020/06/16/85-spills-in-67-years-groups-call-for-indigenous-led-probe-into-aging-trans-mountain-pipeline/ #environment #bcpoli #cdnpoli #TMX_pipeline #oil_spills
Call for Indigenous-Led Probe into Trans Mountain - The Energy Mix

The federal and British Columbia governments must launch an independent, Indigenous-led expert probe into the Trans Mountain pipeline.

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