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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sara Sneath for Floodlight

Losing ground: how one New Orleans community is sinking

A 2016 NASA study identified groundwater use from Entergy’s decommissioned Michoud power plant as the primary cause for the sinking.
A 2016 Nasa study identified groundwater use from Entergy’s decommissioned Michoud power plant as the primary cause for the sinking. Photograph: Julie Dermansky for Floodlight

In the early 1990s, James Wright lost his family home in New Orleans’ Ninth ward when a new school was built on his block.

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