Coastal changes are building new land in Plaquemines Parish, while a petrochemical complex contributes to plastic pollution.
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Updated Aug 14
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What happened
Coastal changes are building new land in Plaquemines Parish, while a petrochemical complex contributes to plastic pollution.
Who's involved
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Part of
Sea level rise and human activity are causing inevitable coastal transformation, threatening the existence of New Orleans within the larger Mississippi River system.Also in this story
- Saltwater intrusion is changing river dynamics and affecting local infrastructure in the Mississippi River region.
- Research indicates that river basins are among the hardest hit, with a researcher based in New Orleans.
The entities involved
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Louisiana
state of the United States of America
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Mississippi River
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States