Gulf Coast

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July 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - BP says oil from its broken well has stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for…
July 13, 2010
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on…
July 12, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The group wants a meeting with BP's chief executive. Messages left with BP representatives weren't…
July 9, 2010
OPINION - All communities, including communities of color along the Gulf Coast must be fully restored and receive needed support…
July 7, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans, which managed to escape the oil from the BP spill for more than two…
June 30, 2010
theGRIO Q&A - A native of New Orleans, a geophysicist by profession and lacking a British accent, Darryl Willis seems…
June 30, 2010
theGRIO Q&A - Shorty spent some time with theGrio to talk about his new album 'Backatown', the city of New…
June 25, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - It has sickened residents, threatened their traditional way of life, crippled the fishing industry there and left…
June 24, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge who overturned a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed after Gulf oil spill…
June 22, 2010
Here's another one that Dems will jump on to continue making the case that Joe Barton's apology to BP represents…
June 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The White House said the administration would appeal. It had halted approval of any new permits…
June 22, 2010
OPINION - The irony is that with BP under fire, and Obama's six month moratorium on offshore drilling in place,…
June 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge in New Orleans is considering whether to lift the moratorium, imposed after the…
June 21, 2010
GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Scores of people and companies have sued BP for the April 20 rig explosion that…
June 21, 2010
theGRIO Q&A - Jerome Ringo worked in the oil industry for over 20 years before becoming the first African-American to…
June 18, 2010
OPINION - Words are one thing, but the terrifying reality is that to break our oil addiction, as with any…
June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The verbal onslaught had been anticipated for days and unfolded at a nearly relentless pace...
June 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
June 17, 2010
Tea Party-backed candidate Bill Randall, who is vying to capture North Carolina's 13th district U.S. House seat, recently speculated that…
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is also suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric…