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After Hurricane Ida, oil infrastructure springs dozens of leaks

When Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast with near 150 mile-per-hour winds, it left a trail of destruction and triggered the most oil spills detected from space after a weather event in the Gulf of Mexico since the federal government started using satellites to track spills and leaks a decade ago.

Beauty, serenity, stillness: An ode to the final miles of the Mississippi River
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Beauty, serenity, stillness: An ode to the final miles of the Mississippi River

Stark and minimalist in their beauty, the landscapes and communities in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish exist in a state of constant change.
Deepwater Horizon ten years on
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Deepwater Horizon ten years on

Members of the bipartisan commission created to investigate the spill say Congress and the Trump administration have failed to take safety seriously.
Interior Dept. loosens offshore-drilling safety rules dating from Deepwater Horizon
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Interior Dept. loosens offshore-drilling safety rules dating from Deepwater Horizon

The loosening of regulations on offshore drilling equipment has been a been a key piece of President Trump’s efforts to ease restrictions on fossil fuel companies.
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