1.0Ecosystem Marketplacehttps://www.ecosystemmarketplace.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VahEHvwm4b"><a href="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/ecosystem-services-front-and-br-center-as-lawsuit-seeks-restitution-br-for-destroying-louisiana-wetlands-2/">Ecosystem Services Front And Center As Lawsuit Seeks Restitution For Destroying Louisiana Wetlands</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/ecosystem-services-front-and-br-center-as-lawsuit-seeks-restitution-br-for-destroying-louisiana-wetlands-2/embed/#?secret=VahEHvwm4b" width="600" height="338" title="“Ecosystem Services Front And Center As Lawsuit Seeks Restitution For Destroying Louisiana Wetlands” — Ecosystem Marketplace" data-secret="VahEHvwm4b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_11801.jpg175175One of the agencies responsible for flood control in the US state of Louisiana is suing more than 100 oil and gas companies for damages caused by degraded coastal lands. Even if the suit fails, it could push the concept of ecosystem services into the mainstream.