Environment

February 17, 2006 - The news cycle this week was dominated by our unlucky Vice President's attempt to give hunting partner Harry Wittington an Extreme Makeover with a few shotgun pellets. The blogs and talk shows have fallen in line with endless speculation about why Cheney shot him (was he drunk? popping pills?) and his reluctance to come clean (was there another body involved?

February 16, 2006 - Adopting the Bush administration's apparent new line of defense against charges of poor judgment and incompetence, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says Katrina was "one of the most difficult and traumatic e

February 14, 2006 - New Orleans' Tulane Hospital Reopens:

February 13, 2006 - FEMA had planned to stop paying for hotel bills for 12,000 victims of Hurricane Katrina today, and a last-ditch attempt by attorneys to get (another) stay has failed, the AP reports:

February 13, 2006 - Conservative columnist Robert Novak notes that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) seems to be distancing himself from the president in preparation for Frist's 2008 bid for the White House:

February 13, 2006 - [Chris just returned from a 4-day trip to New Orleans and Mississippi for Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch. Stay tuned for more reports from the trip about the rebuilding -- and lack of rebuilding -- the Gulf.]

February 10, 2006 - [Still blogging live from New Orleans] Today's New York Times reports that the White House knew about the levee breaches earlier than they've let on: