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Sabine Refuge Becomes Industrial Landfill

From: Pauline Bartolone
Length: 00:04:22

A news feature about the environmental impact of Hurricane Rita Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 This is an old piece, just for my sample reel: As of June 2006, the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Louisiana was ravaged by Hurricane Rita in September 2005. Many months later, the massive amount of debris the storm dumped in the Sabine marshland remains, and the area may not be able to act as a buffer between residential areas and coming storms this hurricane season.

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Piece Description

This is an old piece, just for my sample reel: As of June 2006, the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Louisiana was ravaged by Hurricane Rita in September 2005. Many months later, the massive amount of debris the storm dumped in the Sabine marshland remains, and the area may not be able to act as a buffer between residential areas and coming storms this hurricane season.

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This was aired on NPR's Day to Day. I'm using this as a sample reel, not for redistribution.

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