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Mary Landrieu: “We are losing 25 to 35 square miles of wetlands per year--about a football field an hour--which places millions of lives…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
We are losing 25 to 35 square miles of wetlands per year--about a football field an hour--which places millions of lives and critical national resources at alarming risk.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu emphasizes the urgent loss of wetlands in Louisiana and its implications.

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