Aerial Photos Document Wetland Damage from Oil and Gas Activity
Taken on a SouthWings flight over the Mississippi River Delta with Gulf Restoration Network, these photos by Jonathan Henderson link visible wetlands damage to specific permits that oil and gas companies obtained for drilling at these sites in coastal Louisiana. Annotated aerial photo set available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/healthygulf/sets/72157643594038754/ The straight lines in this photo (right) are examples of the canals that oil and gas companies dredge through wetlands to access well sites. These artificial…