Environment

August 28, 2007 - The following commentary on the Katrina two-year anniversary comes from Simon Greer of the Jewish Funds for Justice, a passionate supporter of grassroots recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast and collaborator on our recent report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf)

August 28, 2007 - The following guest contribution comes from Bill Quigley, law professor at Loyola- New Orleans and on the Advisory Board of the Institute's Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch project. 10 IMPORTANT LESSONS Katrina, Two Years Later By Bill Quigley Guest Contributor

August 27, 2007 - Today, the Institute for Southern Studies released the full version of our report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action (pdf).

August 24, 2007 - We are getting a great response to the report we released yesterday looking at the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf).

August 23, 2007 - Today the Institute released a new report, Blueprint for Gulf Renewal (pdf), tracking the post-Katrina recovery. One of our key findings is that most Katrina money coming from Washington hasn't gotten to those most in need -- and the funding squeeze is stopping much of the Gulf Coast from coming back.

August 22, 2007 - Since Hurricane Katrina, many employers on the Gulf Coast have turned to the federal H2B "guestworker" visa program to meet their need for employees. But labor rights advocates have long warned that the program is prone to abuse, since it ties foreign workers to a single employer for the entirety of their U.S.

August 22, 2007 - Oxfam America has a great way to send a message to the White House about the need to rebuild the Gulf Coast on the two-year anniversary of Katrina.