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Pipeline that carries dredged sand, floats on the edge of the Mississippi River, Friday, December 7, 2012, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The sand moves through miles of pipeline to build the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project site. In the coming years, unprecedented billions will be spent on restoration of an ecosystem damaged by one of the most catastrophic oil spills in U.S. history. (Brian Lawdermilk/MCT)
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A pipe that carries sand dredged from the Mississippi River lays on a finished portion of the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project site, Friday, December 7, 2012, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the coming years, unprecedented billions will be spent on restoration of an ecosystem damaged by one of the most catastrophic oil spills in U.S. history. (Brian Lawdermilk/MCT)
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Construction workers look at the progress of the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
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A group of pelicans sit on a new portion of the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project site, Friday, December 7, 2012, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the coming years, unprecedented billions will be spent on restoration of an ecosystem damaged by one of the most catastrophic oil spills in U.S. history. (Brian Lawdermilk/MCT)
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A pipe that carries sand dredged from the Mississippi River lays on a finished portion of the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project site, Friday, December 7, 2012, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the coming years, unprecedented billions will be spent on restoration of an ecosystem damaged by one of the most catastrophic oil spills in U.S. history. (Brian Lawdermilk/MCT)
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Small patches of marsh grass dot the marsh near the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project site, Friday, December 7, 2012, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the coming years, unprecedented billions will be spent on restoration of an ecosystem damaged by one of the most catastrophic oil spills in U.S. history. (Brian Lawdermilk/MCT)
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