Politics
June 4, 2010 -
MAY/JUNE 2010 | Coal ash is the country's second-biggest source of industrial waste and full of arsenic, lead and other toxins -- yet it's routinely dumped near communities with little publicity and few rules. In a week-long investigation, Facing South looks at the growing problem of coal ash and the looming battle in Washington over regulation.
June 4, 2010 -
BP's attempts to tame an oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico have failed. With thousands of barrels of oil a day leaking into waters and washing ashore, the region is on the brink of an ecological disaster.
June 1, 2010 -
In the wake of BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which has yet to be contained, many environmentalists and political observers thought the allure of offshore oil drilling would take a hit.
May 28, 2010 -
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer
May 26, 2010 -
After years of inaction, federal officials are mulling new regulations to confront the growing problem of coal ash. But energy companies have fought off regulation before, and they're fighting the new rules every step of the way. A special Facing South investigation by Sue Sturgis