Environment

July 24, 2008 - It appears that the Lower Rio Grande Valley dodged a bullet yesterday, the earthen levees along the river reportedly holding up to Hurricane Dolly's rains. Before the storm made landfall, residents had been warned to seek shelter because officials feared the deteriorated levees might fail. Worries still linger, though, as Dolly -- now downgraded to a tropical storm -- moves inland.

July 23, 2008 - Louisiana Gov.

July 23, 2008 - Hurricane Dolly is poised to strike the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border later today, maybe even escalating to a Category 2 storm.

July 21, 2008 - About 50 residents of Appalachian coal communities gathered yesterday on eastern Tennessee's Zeb Mountain, where they marched in nonviolent protest against National Coal Corp.'s mountaintop removal mining operations.

July 18, 2008 - This week the remaining residents were moved from the large h

July 17, 2008 - Despite his green media image, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers is facing a fight from environmental advocates over his plans to build a polluting new coal-fired power plant in western North Carolina.

July 16, 2008 - Last month, Facing South reported on the CNN investigation that revealed $85 million in household goods and supplies earmarked for Gulf Coast hurricane survivors were given away to unaffected areas of the country.