Why We Should Care about Louisiana Wetlands

On June 12, 2010, by Cutler Cleveland

A reporter covering the Deepwater Horizon disaster asked me “why should city folk care about Louisiana wetlands?”  A reasonable question.  Lets look at the reasons.
Like everywhere on the planet, Louisiana’s wetlands have been under human assault for more than century.  Louisiana has 25% of the United States’ coastal wetlands and 40% of its salt marshes, (…)

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