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Cassie Schirm

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EPA unveils $400M in Deepwater Horizon restoration projects across Gulf Coast

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By Cassie Schirm Verified
| WDSU-TV (New Orleans, LA) Verified
Federal and state leaders gathered in New Orleans Thursday to discuss hundreds of millions of dollars in new Gulf Coast restoration projects tied to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.The annual RESTORE Council meeting focused on roughly $400 million in proposed projects across the Gulf Coast, including major restoration work planned for Louisiana.Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi, who chairs the RESTORE Council, said the funding comes directly from the companies...
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Road conditions improve in Picayune after widespread flooding, more rain possible

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By Cassie Schirm Verified
| WDSU-TV (New Orleans, LA) Verified
After a multi-day rain event led to widespread flooding in Picayune, Mississippi, road conditions are starting to improve. Pearl River County emergency officials are urging residents to stay alert as additional rain remains a possibility this week. Roads like Beach Street, which were covered with water just yesterday, are now dry, officials said. Crews have reopened more roads today as water continues to recede in some of the hardest-hit areas.
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We checked the soil of playgrounds around the metro. Some of them may have had lead.

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By Cassie Schirm Verified
| WDSU-TV (New Orleans, LA) Verified
Children dig through dirt, slide across playgrounds and leave parks covered in dust every day across southeast Louisiana, but beneath some of those playgrounds, researchers say dangerous levels of lead may still be hiding in the soil.A monthslong WDSU Investigates investigation found elevated levels of lead at several playgrounds across the region, including one New Orleans park where contamination exceeded the federal government's current cleanup threshold.WDSU Investigates collected dozens...
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