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If the BP Oil Spill Had Hit Your Hometown
by Jorge Rivas on June 16 2010, 1:29PM
The volume of oil gushing into the Gulf is hard to imagine. An enlightening, if disturbing mapping tool helps you see what 2.5 million gallons a day looks like in your own backyard.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
BP Cleanup Worker Health Issues Add Up, And So Do Claims
by Julianne Hing on June 10 2010, 7:29PM
Topics: Environment
In Oil Spill, Bayou Tribes Confront Yet Another Invasion
by Michelle Chen on June 9 2010, 11:42AM
How many invasions can a community take? The Indians of Pointe-au-Chien in Southern Louisiana have endured centuries of colonization and exploitation—under the French, the Americans, and now, the oil industry.
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Texas Settlement Could Be Blueprint for Disaster Recovery
by Michelle Chen on June 8 2010, 10:59AM
While the government struggles to confront the mounting catastrophe on the Gulf Coast, a legal settlement in Texas is set to put hundreds of millions in long overdue relief funds into the hands of disaster victims. Since the 2008 hurricane…
Topics: Environment
BP Lawyers-Up as DOJ Announces Criminal Probe
by Julianne Hing on June 2 2010, 3:49PM
Eric Holder announces that the Department of Justice is opening a criminal probe into BP’s oil spill disaster—and NYT says BP’s got mobs of connected lawyers.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
by Daisy Hernandez on May 27 2010, 4:34PM
President Obama said today that BP is responsible for what’s estimated to be the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but the federal government is telling the company how to fix the situation.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
It’s Official: We’re Desperate for a BP Oil Spill Solution
by Jorge Rivas on May 26 2010, 5:50PM
PBS opens the suggestion box. Ideas? A ShamWow towel and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
by Julianne Hing, Hatty Lee on May 24 2010, 12:00PM
A month after the Deepwater oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, oil is still spewing out at a rate of 210,000 gallons or more a day.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
Gulf Coast Fishermen Face Maze of Barriers
by Julianne Hing on May 21 2010, 9:35AM
For the people who live on the coast and make their living on the water in the fishing industry, the recovery period is only just beginning.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
Unheard Vietnamese Voices from the Gulf Coast [VIDEO]
by Jorge Rivas on May 14 2010, 2:05PM
The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill is an environmental, economic and social disaster that is affecting the livelihood and the economic stability of the entire Gulf Coast region. But the Gulf Coast’s Vietnamese fishing community face some of the…
Topics: Environment
by Julianne Hing on May 4 2010, 4:01PM
After being pressured in court, BP was forced to retract large portions of an agreement the company forced cleanup volunteers to sign. The agreement would have let the company off the hook if workers were injured.
Topics: Environment, Gulf Oil Spill
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