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How you can help people on the ground directly impacted by Hurricane Ida
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Our Views: New Orleans, Baton Rouge weren't in Ida's direct path. Remember the people that were.
That acknowledgment from the nation’s highest office is important, but just the beginning. As Magee suggested, the story of Ida’s devastation is the destruction of smaller communities that most Americas wouldn’t be able to locate on a map, but that are collectively home to tens of thousands of people who deserve their attention and their help throughout the long, hard recovery process.
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Reports of Hurricane Ida oil, chemical spills escalate in Louisiana waters
The number of reported oil and chemical spills linked to Hurricane Ida has exploded this week, growing from 350 on Monday to more than 2,000 by Wednesday, according to the Coast Guard.
While less than half of the spills reported to the National Response Center have been investigated, the number of incidents eventually confirmed seems likely to top the 540 individual spill reports after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.