January 31, 2008 -
There are 10 nuclear power plants across the United States that are relying on faulty materials to protect against catastrophic fires. Seven of these plants are located in the South -- and all are owned by companies based in the South.
January 31, 2008 -
In his State of the Union speech this week, President Bush went after his favorite political whipping post: Congressional earmarks -- "special interest projects that are often snuck in at the last minute, without discussion or debate."
January 31, 2008 -
According to a new report by the National Bankruptcy Research Center, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama have the top three highest bankruptcy rates in the nation. Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky round out the top ten.
January 31, 2008 -
Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed
January 30, 2008 -
Bucking a national trend away from coal-burning power plants, North Carolina regulators yesterday issued a permit
January 30, 2008 -
UPDATE: I cross-posted this at DailyKos and it's generating some interesting discussion. It's fitting that former N.C. Senator John Edwards will be heading to New Orleans today to announce his exit from the presidential race. With Edwards' departure, the still-ravaged Gulf Coast will lose its most passionate -- maybe its only -- advocate in the 2008 campaign.
January 29, 2008 -
Two House subcommittees have sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asking why the Federal Emergency Management Agency interfered with a heath report on formaldehyde in trailers housing people displaced by Hurricane Katrina -- and why ATSDR complied with FEMA's demands that it not consider long-term exposure impacts including cancer.