The incredible history of fossil-fuel beauty pageants

Grist
By Katharine WrothApr 19, 2016, 1:37 pm97 pts
Spend a little time in Morgan City, La., and you’re bound to run into someone connected to oil. Scratch that. “You’d have trouble finding someone who isn’t,” says Darby Isham, whose own ties are personal and professional. Isham, 23, moved to Morgan City with her family two decades ago. After…

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