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With Offshore Drilling Set to Surge, EPA Urged to Halt Fracking Waste Discharges Into Gulf of Mexico
To protect ocean ecosystems and human health, the Center has requested that the EPA prohibit the discharge of fracking-related effluents into the Gulf of Mexico entirely or until they are proven safe ...
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The Largest River Delta In USA Could Soon Be Lost To The Sea
The Mississippi ... attack of sediment erosion, rising sea levels, and flooding is putting immense strain on the wetlands between the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the ...
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Mud fight: Two sides in sediment diversion debate spar over whether modern river can build land
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Along the Mississippi ... tons of sediment to the Gulf of Mexico. Locked in a straightjacket of levees, the river no longer feeds this other black gold into the marsh.
Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7 billion, study finds
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching ...