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NAACP Report: Some Gulf Coast Oil Spill Toxins Are Harder to See
by Yvonne Yen Liu on April 20 2011, 6:08PM
From rising unemployment to domestic violence and depression, communities of color are still being hit hardest one year after the disaster.
Topics: Environment
Residents Still Search for Answers in BP Oil Spill Disaster
by Jamilah King on April 19 2011, 4:52PM
While the oil may appear to be gone, the nation’s worst environmental disaster is still being felt by residents.
Topics: Environment
Working Together: Images from Point a la Hache, Louisiana
by Shawn Escoffery on September 30 2010, 10:00AM
The fishers of Brentin Mock’s investigation into race-baiting in the Gulf recovery effort.
Topics: Katrina Recovery
Undocumented Workers Exploited in Michigan Oil Clean Up
by Jamilah King on August 31 2010, 6:18PM
The Michigan Messenger reports a Texas company had been busing in undocumented workers to work 14 hour days for $800 a week.
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Cleaning Up Oil is Awful Work, But at Least You Can Get it
by Brentin Mock on August 17 2010, 9:57AM
Oil spill workers describe 12-hour days, patronizing rules and bunking in a floating motel. It’s a terrible job that they’re thrilled to have.
Topics: Dispatches, Economy
Blacks Locked Out of Oil Spill Cleanup Jobs, says NAACP
by Julianne Hing on July 20 2010, 9:56AM
It’s a sign of how bad things are that people are fighting for jobs in a toxic stew.
Topics: Economy, Gulf Oil Spill
BP Threatens to Fire Workers Who Use Their Own Safety Gear
by Julianne Hing on June 2 2010, 12:07PM
Workers report being threatened with pink slips if they use safety equipment that doesn’t come from BP. Problem is, BP still hasn’t provided any safety equipment.
Topics: Environment
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