July 20, 2007 -
The latest issue of the Facing South e-newsletter just went out -- were you on the list? If you were, you were treated to a heaping helping of unique Southern news and views delivered to your inbox, like: * What's the REAL Sen. Vitter scandal? * Major election reform in North Carolina * Is another politics possible?
July 19, 2007 -
At a hearing held today by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, investigators released internal Federal Emergency Management Agency e-mails documenting that FEMA attorneys rejected environme
July 19, 2007 -
Today the Institute released the findings of our first-ever regional analysis of 2008 presidential campaign contributions. We found that the top five Democratic and top five Republican campaigns have collected over $45 million from the South.
July 19, 2007 -
In early 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offered a sweet deal to some decidedly not-so-sweet polluters: industrial-scale livestock farms.
July 19, 2007 -
A new study by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has found elevated rates of leukemia among children and young people living near nuclear facilities.
July 19, 2007 -
The presidential money race is well under way, and moving faster than ever. According to campaign finance data released July 15, White House hopefuls are smashing all fundraising records, collecting over $265 million in contributions in the first six months of 2007 alone.
July 18, 2007 -
August will mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. President Bush points to over $110 billion allocated in recovery money -- but some estimates put the amount actually spent at only 20%. Lack of affordable housing, troubles with healthcare and schools, toxic health threats and dozens of other barriers are keeping much of the Gulf from coming back.