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Legislation Directs Money to Gulf Coast Restoration

By Adam Hochberg
Published December 20, 2006 at 3:00 AM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.
Ecologist Mark Ford of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana steers his boat through the wetlands of Lake Catherine, Louisiana. The state lost more than 200 square miles of wetlands in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and it has lost almost 2,000 square miles since the 1930s.
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Ecologist Mark Ford of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana steers his boat through the wetlands of Lake Catherine, Louisiana. The state lost more than 200 square miles of wetlands in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and it has lost almost 2,000 square miles since the 1930s.

President Bush signs legislation that expands oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and directs the royalties into restoring the region's wetlands.

Area residents are concerned that the money from the legislation won't reach the coast for years. They'd like to see the billions needed for wetlands restoration start flowing now.

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Adam Hochberg
Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Adam Hochberg reports on a broad range of issues in the Southeast. Since he joined NPR in 1995, Hochberg has traveled the region extensively, reporting on its changing economy, demographics, culture and politics. He also currently focuses on transportation. Hochberg covered the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, followed candidates in three Presidential elections and reported on more than a dozen hurricanes.
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