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Will Louisiana Survive the Petrochemical Industry?

Season 2 Episode 218 | 26m 46s

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the United States, killing 1,833 people, displacing hundreds of thousands more and causing more than $100 billion in damage. Louisianans wanted change and climate action, but 20 years on, a state ravaged by climate disasters is now ground zero for a whole new kind of storm: liquified natural gas facilities.

Aired: 04/04/25 | Expires: 04/04/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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