Saving The Disappearing Coast

"An unlikely coalition of scientists, business leaders, and politicians is trying to launch one of the most complicated construction projects in U.S. history. They want to unleash the Mississippi River, to undo the damage that the government has caused by spending the last century taming it. They say that's the only way to stop the vast wetlands that form Louisiana's coast from vanishing. Every year, a chunk of Louisiana's coast the size of Manhattan crumbles and sinks into the sea. Studies suggest that if the trend continues, major industries could be disrupted, from oil-and-gas, to seafood, to shipping. But scientists acknowledge that as they try to repair nature, they might trigger a new round of side effects."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan