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November 29, 2007 - Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the Mississippi attorney who became rich and famous by taking on the asbestos and tobacco industries, has been indicted on federal charges of bribing a judge in a lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, the Clarion-Ledger reports.

November 28, 2007 - Raymond Seed, a civil engineering professor at the University of California at Berkeley, has sent a 42-page letter [PDF] to the head of the American Society of Civil Engineers alleging that the organization colluded with the Army Corps of Engine

November 27, 2007 - Their annual migration is underway, and Sandhill Cranes are beginning to arrive at the Hiwassee Refuge.

November 27, 2007 - Sierra magazine recently looked at the nation's colleges and universities and picked 10 schools that are leading the way in promoting environmental responsibility.

November 27, 2007 - Speculation is rampant about what caused Mississippi's Trent Lott to up and announce his plans to depart the Senate by the end of the year.

November 26, 2007 - The Washington Post published an excellent report in yesterday's paper on the deep divide in the post-Katrina recovery along the Mississippi coast, where beyond the bright lights of the newly built casinos working-class neighborhoods remain in darkness and more than 10,000 displac

November 26, 2007 - More than 40 human rights organizations sent a letter last week to federal officials protesting the planned demolition of some 3,000 public housing units in New Orleans. The letter -- which went to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and U.S.