Aug 26 In ‘Salvage the Bones,’ Jesmyn Ward Tells Personal Story of Hurricane Katrina By Molly Finnegan "Salvage the Bones," a new novel by Jesmyn Ward, tells the story of a Mississippi Gulf Coast family in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in the U.S. now six years ago this week. Continue reading
Apr 21 Deepwater Horizon Survivor Chris Choy: ‘I Can’t Go Back Onto a Rig’ By Dave Gustafson With this week marking the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and start of the Gulf oil spill, we checked back with Christopher Choy, a roustabout who survived the blast on the rig, to see how he is… Continue reading
Apr 21 ‘Louisiana Water Stories’ Documents the Culture and Curses of SOLA In southern Louisiana, life revolves around the water. Half of Louisiana's residents live in coastal areas, and nearly 30 percent of America's seafood comes from the Gulf region. Jon Bowermaster's latest documentary, "SOLA: Louisiana Water Stories", looks at… Continue reading
Apr 20 Gulf Oil Spill: 1 Year and 232 Stories Later It was a year ago Wednesday that a massive oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico with an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. It took three months to seal the underwater oil gusher, and the region… Continue reading
Apr 20 A Year in Photos: Capturing the Lingering Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill Over the course of the last year, the NewsHour has been checking in with Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert, a New Orleans native who began covering the Gulf oil spill when BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and… Continue reading
Apr 20 One Year Later, Where Has All the Oil Gone? By Jenny Marder The Gulf of Mexico has always been an oily place. Early sea captains wrote in their log books of slicks of oil. Mayan Indians used natural tars to seal their water jugs and waterproof their canoes. As many as 50… Continue reading
Apr 19 On BP Gusher Anniversary, Achenbach Gauges Deepwater Drilling’s Future A disaster that began with a deadly explosion in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico became a months-long drama that captured the world's attention and drew increased scrutiny to undersea oil drilling. With Wednesday marking the first anniversary of… Continue reading
Apr 19 One Year Later, Louisianans Still Recovering From Gulf Oil Spill Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 workers and sent more than 200 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf waters… Continue reading
Apr 15 Reporter’s Notebook: The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later As the first anniversary of the British Petroleum oil well blowout approaches, Gulf Coast residents are taking stock of what has happened to them and contemplating what the future might hold. NewsHour Correspondent Tom Bearden was on the scene during… Continue reading
Jan 06 Methane-Munching Bacteria Ate Potent Gas From Gulf Oil Leak at Top Speed By Jenny Marder Researchers collect water samples to study bacteria and methane gas. Photo by Elizabeth Crapo/NOAA As soon as oil began spewing into Gulf of Mexico waters, bacteria went to work, gobbling up mass amounts of methane. And as the oil… Continue reading