Gulf Coast
August 9, 2011 -
Last week, scientists for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that the Gulf Dead Zone - an area of ocean unable to sustain sea life for much of the year - had reached 6,765 square miles, roughly the size of New Jersey.
August 8, 2011 -
By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica
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.
August 1, 2011 -
By Rocky Kistner, Bridge the Gulf
