Saltwater intrusion threatens Louisiana citrus growers 

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Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive.  The latest hurdle comes from a slow-moving threat—the mass influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico that is creeping up the drought-stricken

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