bp oil disaster
December 8, 2011 -
Gulf Coast advocates are pressing for greater fairness and openness in funding restoration efforts following the BP oil disaster.
November 29, 2011 -
The United Houma Nation is petitioning for federal tribal status while fighting to maintain a way of life imperiled by the BP oil disaster.
November 14, 2011 -
As Keystone XL pipeline protesters savor their victory, a battle for justice rages in the Gulf.
October 19, 2011 -
The Food & Drug Administration relied on flawed assumptions to allow up to 10,000 times the safe levels of a cancer-causing poison in seafood following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 21, 2011 -
After Tropical Storm Lee's floodwaters receded, people living miles inland from Mississippi's beaches reported finding what looks like crude oil in their drainage ditches. After initially blaming the substance on cars and boats, state authorities are now pointing the finger at algae blooms, but local activists are skeptical.
September 16, 2011 -
President Obama unveiled his $447 billion jobs plan last week during an address to a joint session of Congress, calling on members to pass the plan "right away."
August 5, 2011 -
Before President Obama appointed him to administer the $20 billion compensation fund for the 2010 BP oil disaster, Kenneth Feinberg ran two other disaster-related funds. One was for Vietnam veterans sickened by exposure to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange.
