10/7: Editorial: Nation should share La.'s coastal burden

LOUISIANA: Editorial: Nation should share Louisiana's coastal burden
"A federal Minerals Management Service study concludes what Louisianians have known for a long time: oil and gas production has taken a significant toll on Gulf Coast wetlands, contributing to this state's land loss crisis.

"The report also points out that destruction caused by pipeline and navigation channel construction could be avoided or reduced by using the least damaging and most easily mitigated construction method."

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MISSISSIPPI: State tax revenues continue to drop

NORTH CAROLINA: Wind turbines to be placed in Pamlico Sound

SOUTH CAROLINA: State college enrollment shows overall increase in women students

TENNESSEE: Gov. Bredesen says Senate health proposal could cost state $735 million

VIRGINIA: State to use federal stimulus funds to reward energy-conserving consumers

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