Nation Sep 27 Scientists are shocked as a tiny endangered sea turtle returns to the Gulf Coast By Roby Chavez
Nation Aug 29 Watch Legendary New Orleans chef rebuilds neighborhood institution When Hurricane Katrina struck, Leah Chase was the chef and co-owner of the legendary New Orleans restaurant, Dooky Chase, a landmark in the city’s oldest black neighborhood. Chase saw her business, home and virtually everything she owned wash away, but… By PBS News Hour
Nation Aug 29 When Louisiana lost its foster children Hurricane Katrina scattered thousands of Gulf Coast children nationwide. A decade later, are children in foster care safer in the event of a disaster?… By Laura Santhanam
Nation Aug 28 Gwen’s Take: New Orleans today is a story of pessimism, optimism and grit NEW ORLEANS -- When I set off for New Orleans to help cover the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina this week, I confess I expected to bear witness to remarkable rejuvenation. By Gwen Ifill
Nation Aug 21 Portrait of a city 10 years after Hurricane Katrina A decade after Hurricane Katrina thrashed a city, how has New Orleans reclaimed its rhythm? PBS NewsHour traveled to Louisiana for a series of in-depth reports on the city, its infrastructure and its people. "Katrina 10 Years Later" kicks off… By PBS News Hour
Dec 28 Watch Can the Lower Ninth Ward ever recover from Katrina? Years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, a debate now rages in the city; with so few residents returning to the Lower Ninth, does it even make sense to redevelop the community at all?… Continue watching
Nov 15 Attorney General Holder Announces Legal Resolution to BP Oil Spill EmbedVideo(4984, 482, 304); BP has agreed to plead guilty to 14 federal criminal counts related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and the subsequent oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico for months and… Continue reading
Nov 15 Gulf Oil Spill: a Timeline of NewsHour Coverage By PBS News Hour Since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and set off a gigantic environmental disaster, NewsHour journalists have hosted dozens of discussions and filed scores of stories to help shed light on the causes and fallout… Continue reading
Mar 03 BP to Pay $7.8 Billion in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement By Mike Fritz BP says it has reached a $7.8 billion settlement with lawyers representing thousands of plaintiffs who were affected by the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The announcement came late Friday as a much anticipated trial in a New… Continue reading
Sep 14 Deepwater Horizon Oil Report Fingers BP’s Safety Lapses By David Coles The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in 2010; Photo by U.S. Coast Guard. A government report out Wednesday finds that British oil giant BP bears the lion's share of blame for the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig… Continue reading