Louisiana’s Coast Is Vanishing. Can a Mining Company’s $100 Million Offer Help Save It?

The New York Times

Freeport-McMoRan said it would pay $100 million toward restoring the coast and resolving claims that its aggressive drilling for oil had damaged the region, though it could recoup much of that through environmental credits, The New York Times reports. Oil giants like BP and Exxon have bristled at the idea.

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