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Author: Capt. George Ricks

Freshwater diversions are killing the ‘canary in the coal mine’

June 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
Bottlenose dolphin are dying; oysters, crab and shrimp could be next.

Sediment diversions won’t save the coast — and they’ll be bad news for fishermen

February 24, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019
Funneling "Dead Zone" chemicals into state wetlands may be good for the Gulf, but doesn't sound great for fish and aquatic vegetation.

Sediment diversions not the way to rebuild Louisiana’s coast

July 3, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019
Research shows that we won't be able to rebuild the coast the same way it was created, with sediment flowing down the river.

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