August 16, 2010 -
By Sasha Chavkin, ProPublica Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator appointed by President Barack Obama to oversee compensation for the Gulf oil spill, last week described broad changes to BP's claims system that he will put in place when he takes over the process.
August 13, 2010 -
Number of Gulf Coast landfills that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved for taking waste from BP's oil spill: 9 Number of those that are located in communities where a majority of residents are people of color: 5
August 12, 2010 -
Despite repeated promises to take action, the U.S. Senate adjourned for summer recess without funding the federal discrimination settlement for black farmers.
August 12, 2010 -
"Strictly speaking, there are no such things as natural disasters." So reads the U.N.'s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, which