Lawyer Sanders says U.S. EPA giving $20,678,580 to Louisiana to restore marshes on Whiskey Island.

With an important election ahead in November, the Bush Administration is giving $20,678,580 to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) to restore and protect the marshes at Whiskey Island. The money is supposed to create 300 acres of coastal habitat, a minimum of three one-acre tidal ponds, 5,800 feet of tidal creeks, approximately 13,000 feet of dune, and planting of smooth cordgrass.