[cFyrute]

Important context from the article includes things such as: unspent funds remain available for future projects; the works were predicted to have a devastating impact on local wildlife, such as killing an estimated 6,000 dolphins; this is not a partisan issue, as there have been outspoken Dems and Republicans on either side; also devastating impact to the local fishing industry was predicted, prompting a $400m lawsuit to curtail the project.

[gpm]

> unspent funds remain available for future projects

Not according to the article?

> Its collapse means that the state could lose out on more than $1.5 billion in unspent funds and may even have to repay the $618 million it already used to begin building.

[rascul]

From the article:

> The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group, a mix of federal agencies overseeing the settlement funds, said that “unused project funds will be available for future Deepwater Horizon restoration activities” but would require review and approval.

[Amezarak]

The article doesn't even go into this, but the primary cause of the issue is not climate change, but natural processes. The Mississippi river used to be undammed and untrammeled; envision a hose whipping around (in geological terms) spraying tremendous amounts of sediment over a very wide area.

Now, the Mississippi is tightly controlled. Most areas are no longer getting that sediment. So natural subsidence and erosion processes mean that "land" is sinking back below the water.

The solution (for this project) entailed reconnecting the Mississippi to the area, restoring sediment deposition. But this does have a lot of negative effects as well, because it impacts salinity levels and of course the Mississippi is also full of fertilizer and other substances.

[selimthegrim]

Landry flat out lied about the expected oxygen and salinity levels.

[throwawaysleep]

You would probably make up the dolphin lives on curtailing the fishery.

[porksoda]

You cannot make up a life!?

[selimthegrim]

Did you read about the devastating impact yourself from primary sources or are you repeating the soundbites?

[metabagel]

There’s no such thing as a “Dem”. Use the proper name for the party, not a pejorative shorthand.

[techbro92]

I dont see how thats pejorative

[fortyseven]

You might be overthinking that, mate.