Environment
February 27, 2009 -
Louisiana officials will be breaking ties with their scandal-plagued Road Home contractor ICF International once ICF's contract expires in June, reports the Times Picayune.
February 27, 2009 -
This week across the Gulf Coast and in many places throughout the South, revelry reigned supreme.
February 26, 2009 -
North Carolina is not a coal mining state, but its electric utilities are still involved in one of the most destructive mining practices used today -- mountaintop removal mining, which involves blasting off Appalachian peaks to get to the coal and dumping the resulting waste into valleys below.
February 24, 2009 -
It's been three and a half years since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and communities across South Louisiana are still struggling to rebuild. Today revelers in the region took a breather to celebrate Mardi Gras.
February 24, 2009 -
The Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors met earlier this month, its first gathering since last
February 23, 2009 -
City boosters in New Orleans say Mardi Gras is shaping up to be a smashing success this year despite the gloomy economy: Only three of 49 parades were cancelled and as one resident points out, hard times may be helping:
