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Judge dismisses Louisiana wetlands suit against big oil firms

2015-02-14 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A federal judge in Louisiana threw out a lawsuit Friday against more than 90 oil, gas and pipeline companies accused of collectively damaging the state's coastline, according to court records. The suit was filed in 2013 by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, accused the companies of destroying the state's fragile wetlands that protect the greater New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding, such as that which occurs during hurricanes. The suit says the companies cut at...

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