Gulf Coast

February 4, 2008 - We've reported previously on revelations that U.S.

January 31, 2008 - Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed

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.

January 29, 2008 - As Facing South readers know, the Gulf Coast recovery is still a live and burning issue for thousands of people. But it has yet to come up in any of the 2008 presidential debates.

January 29, 2008 - During his final State of the Union Address delivered last night, President Bush announced that this April's North American Leaders' Summit will be held in New Orleans:

January 16, 2008 - It's a cold, rainy day here in New Orleans -- but that didn't stop all of the city's major TV networks from coming to our press conference to release our new report on Hurricane Katrina and global human rights (you can download the full PDF

January 15, 2008 - Institute for Southern Studies Director Chris Kromm was one of the speakers at a Brookings Institution panel discussion held yesterday titled "Fires, Floods, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Human Rights Perspective