Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency.(wapo.st)

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6 months ago

Large parts of the state are uncompacted sediment. It does compress and settle as a result. There are a bunch of things you can do though:

Stop extracting and burning fossil fuels to slow sea level rise
Stop the oil and gas industry from cutting channels through marshes, which causes them to erode quickly
Divert sediment from the Mississippi to wetland restoration, raising land levels
Help people move when that’s the best remaining option

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