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Louisiana LNG Could Be ‘Nail in the Coffin’ for Local Fishermen

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Even in a state famous for its seafood, Cameron once stood out. A few decades ago, Cameron was the largest producer of seafood in the entire country, hauling in hundreds of millions of pounds of fish, shrimp, and oysters each year. Noise and air pollution have made life difficult for nearby residents. In 2016, the U.S.

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

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But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” He estimates that 70 metres of his property has been swallowed up by sea level rise since he moved there in 1998, with trees and wetlands washed away as the ocean advanced bit by bit with each passing year.