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Environment
3:20 pm
Sun March 24, 2013

The Abnormally Normal Science Of Sinkholes

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In the spring of 1981, a woman's house and part of a car dealership were swallowed by a sinkhole in Winter Park, Fla.
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By NPR Staff

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 1:58 pm

When a Florida man vanished into a massive sinkhole that opened underneath his bedroom in February, the case garnered national attention. Every so often, tragedies like this put sinkholes in the spotlight.

Researchers say that minor sinkholes occur all the time around the world without much notice.

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Assumption Parish Sinkhole
3:29 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

Jindal Addresses Bayou Corne Aftermath

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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 3:31 pm

Gov. Bobby Jindal and other state and local officials met with Texas Brine representatives on March 13. The company responsible for a giant sinkhole in Assumption Parish is sending appraisers to some evacuated homes in Bayou Corne on Monday.

The Governor said company officials will also meet with the State Attorney General’s office on Monday. He said Texas Brine owes state and local governments 4 million dollars, combined, for costs incurred dealing with the disaster.

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Assumption Parish Sinkhole
8:02 am
Mon March 11, 2013

Brockovich Takes On Sinkhole Case

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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich.
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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich says Assumption Parish residents whose homes are threatened by a huge sinkhole should sue the owners of a failed salt dome cavern believed to have caused the sinkhole.

The Advocate reports that Brockovich told Bayou Corne residents at a meeting in Pierre Part that legal action is their only chance of relief.

About 350 people have been evacuated since early August, when the sinkhole appeared. It has kept growing since then.

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Sinkhole
5:19 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Lege to Consider Bayou Corne Buy Out, Saltdome Regulation

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Originally published on Tue February 19, 2013 5:35 pm

It’s been 200 days since a sinkhole forced residents of Bayou Corne to evacuate their homes. 

Homeowners are fed up. Some testified at a Joint Committee meeting Tuesday at the Capitol. Some are calling for Texas Brine – the company responsible for the failed salt-mining cavern that allegedly caused the sinkhole – to buy out their properties.
 

State lawmakers have an eye on legislation aiming to amend constituents' problems and assure Louisianians won't meet the same situation in the future.

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3:58 pm
Tue January 15, 2013

Texas Brine, State Agree on Plan to Assess Sinkhole

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The Louisiana Office of Conservation has modified orders requiring Texas Brine Co. LLC to assess the status of sediments under an 8.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish, prompting the company to withdraw a lawsuit filed last month against the state.

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