BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — Towns along Louisiana's flat Mississippi River delta and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast face an uncertain future as the sea level rises and wetlands that surround them disappear.
On Tuesday, an 18-month initiative was launched to study the risks the states from Alabama to Texas face, including the danger to ports, oil refineries and the lifestyles of coastal residents.
“If nothing is done, where we are today will be water,” said King Milling, chairman of America's Wetland Foundation, at a news conference in Belle Chasse.
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