gulf coast recovery
April 20, 2012 -
Colorlines takes the numbers from the new Facing South/Institute for Southern Studies report on the BP spill's aftermath and transforms them into an infographic showing the disaster's impacts.
April 19, 2012 -
Two years after BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, a Facing South/Institute report finds coastal communities are struggling to cope and recover -- and to get the nation to pay attention.
September 20, 2010 -
BP successfully killed its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico but the effects of the oil spill can already be seen in coastal communities and ecosystems.
July 17, 2009 -
As the health care debate rages on the national scene, in
September 8, 2008 -
There are reports of extensive devastation from Gustav in indigenous communities across areas of Louisiana hit hardest last week by the storm.
August 26, 2008 -
By: Bill Quigley Guest Contributor 0. Number of renters in Louisiana who have received financial assistance from the $10 billion federal post-Katrina rebuilding program Road Home Community Development Block Grant - compared to 116,708 homeowners.
