After Ida, Louisiana Struggles to Tally the Environmental Cost. Activists Say Officials Must Do Better

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By Katelyn WeisbrodSep 24, 2021, 5:00 am239 pts
The state was still recovering from five named storms in 2020 when the Category 4 hurricane walloped the Gulf Coast with 150 mph winds. By James Bruggers Nearly a month after Hurricane Ida churned through a vast network of off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and then spun over refineries, chemical plants…

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