Environment
March 7, 2007 -
When we consider pollution associated with burning coal for electricity, we typically think about the gases and particulate matter that go up the smokestacks and into the air we breathe. And it's true that air pollution from burning fossil fuels is an enormous problem for the United States, with the process emitting about 17 million tons of pollutants annually, according to federal data.
March 5, 2007 -
Humans have no more than a decade left to act before the ongoing loss of Louisiana's coastline becomes irreversible.
March 2, 2007 -
As we show in our new report, A New Agenda for the Gulf (pdf), the single biggest issue holding back the post-Katrina recovery is lack of bold leadership in Washington. Given the scope of the problem, only thoughtful and effective action by Congress and the White House can turn things around.
March 2, 2007 -
President Bush is touring the Gulf Coast and media coverage of his visit and the 18-month anniversary of Katrina has been generally done a good job at revealing the ongoing problems in the region. For example, a piece by Reuters yesterday contrasts Bush's sense of "hope" with the realities on the ground:
March 1, 2007 -
Neighborhoods around New Orleans and elsewhere across Louisiana -- many in predominantly minority communities -- are facing toxic threats from dumpsites that have cropped up or expanded in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
February 28, 2007 -
Bill Quigley, a people's lawyer in New Orleans and advisory board member of Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch, has an excellent overview this week of the situation in the Gulf Coast, 18 months after Katrina.
February 27, 2007 -
In what some environmentalists are hailing as a big victory in the fight to curb global warming pollution, the board of TXU Corp. this week accepted an offer to sell the Dallas-based energy giant to private investors and cancel plans to build eight of 11 proposed coal-fired power plants across Texas.