Swampland Bearing The Brunt Of Katrina's Waste

Environmentalists worry about the long and short-term effects of using the swamps as a landfill for waste from Hurricane Katrina.

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November 2, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Brenda Meyer

"East of the city's residential neighborhoods lies a large tract of swamp land that has been turned into an industrial corridor. Even before Katrina it was besmirched with scrap metal and used parts yards, rust-colored streams and dead cypress trees.

Making matters worse, environmentalists warn, is that the mounds of debris from Katrina also are winding up here."

FULL STORY: Swampy part of New Orleans turns into dumping ground

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 in CNN

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