July 15, 2010 -
As Facing South readers know, Sue Sturgis and I have led two major public interest journalism projects in recent months: Our investigative series on the growing problem of coal ash waste, and our
July 14, 2010 -
The Obama administration this week issued a new moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after a federal appeals court rejected an earlier version.
July 13, 2010 -
The 2010 Census count is winding down, which means the Census Bureau is already crunching millions of pieces of data -- information it will hand off to lawmakers to decide where money is spent and how political lines are redrawn.
July 12, 2010 -
As the 2010 Census count winds down, the agency which has employed over 700,000 people over the last two years -- a vital boost during the Great Recession -- is now laying off most of its employees, as The New York Times reports: