Gulf Coast

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January 4, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal agency has distributed more than $7 billion in disaster assistance payments since hurricanes Katrina…
December 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lawsuit asks that the companies be held liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution…
November 19, 2010
OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...
November 10, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Some commentators have suggested that these partisan victories will have a direct impact on redistricting maps that…
August 29, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - And he pledged: "My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until…
August 28, 2010
OPINION - Without a shift in how energy policies are made and by whom, our disastrous trajectory toward peril will…
August 27, 2010
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - The president will use the anniversary to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid…
August 27, 2010
OPINION - We will never forget when many Americans were moved with real compassion for us throughout our time of…
August 26, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Most people think the U.S. is not better prepared for handling natural disasters than it was when Hurricane…
August 26, 2010
OPINION - George Bush runs no risk of being re-branded for the history books as an overlooked champion of black…
August 24, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional…
August 24, 2010
OPINION - The ugly legacy of a "separate and unequal" doctrine haunts environmental policies that negatively impact low-income communities of…
August 23, 2010
REVIEW - It's the indomitable spirit of the people of New Orleans that compels you to pay attention and be…
August 16, 2010
From Yahoo News - President Obama rankled press organizations by denying photographers access to his highly-politicized 'family swim' in the…
August 14, 2010
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Obama said his family planned to "enjoy the beach and the water -- to…
August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug…
August 4, 2010
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Declaring it a milestone, BP PLC said mud that was forced down the…
July 28, 2010
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - NBC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo spent five weeks in Venice, Louisiana covering the BP oil leak for…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Both the president and Mrs. Obama have made a point of encouraging people to visit Gulf Coast…
July 16, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes by placing a carefully fitted…