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BP oil spill money to pay for range of new coastal restoration projects

Por: The Advocate Politics September 17, 2022

A popular fishing area along the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and the rapidly disappearing Raccoon Island are among the state's latest coastal restoration efforts being paid for by BP oil spill money.State and federal trustees overseeing the restoration of natural resources damaged by the have approved spending nearly $75 million on two projects in the New Orleans area and another two in Terrebonne Parish. They have also begun a public... + full article



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