The levee boondoggle

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  1. Mineral resource on public land are owned by the government. Companies bid for leases on offshore drilling sites. Land depends on whether you’re talking private or public, but I’ve heard there’s really not much of that happening in Louisiana marshes anymore, but the channels continue to be dug, dredged, and widened, with Corps approval — although often only after an applicant with political connections gets a favorite representative, senator, or some other big honcho to pressure the Corps into approving contracts. Once again, were it left up to the scientists, I think the Corps would make different decisions — but not always, because the the Corps’ dual mission of maintaining navigable waterways and protecting wetlands are often in direct conflict.

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