Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: Healing and Rebuilding Through Art By News Desk As part of our look back at Hurricane Katrina five years after the disaster, we examine how art has played a role in the city's ongoing healing and rebuilding process. Here are some highlights of our coverage: Aug. 28, 2009:… Continue reading
Aug 02 New Estimate Puts Gulf Oil Leak at 205 Million Gallons By Maureen Hoch After weeks of calculating and revising, the group of scientists appointed by the government to estimate the size of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak have released new figures that, if correct, will make the leak the world's largest… Continue reading
Aug 02 Going Aboard the Drillship Discoverer Enterprise in the Gulf By Tom Bearden For months, the eyes of the world were focused on the images coming from the drillship Discoverer Enterprise. Cameras aboard the ship's ROVs, or remotely operated vehicles, provided part of the video stream from the blown out well,… Continue reading
Aug 02 Monday: BP Set for ‘Static Kill’ on Well Updated 11:30 a.m. EST BP's President Kent Wells said Monday that crews will likely start the so-called "static kill" attempt Tuesday if tests Monday determine the well can withstand the mud, the AP reports. Posted 9:15 a.m. EST BP… Continue reading
Jul 30 From Gulf Oil Well to Landfill: The Journey of a Tarball By Matthew Kielty Workers clean tarballs from a beach July 20 in Pass Christian, Miss.; Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Tarballs, the marble-like bits of oil that have been washing up on Gulf of Mexico beaches since May, have become one of… Continue reading
Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 27 Coast Guard Photos of Newest Oil Leak By Travis Daub Earlier Tuesday, a barge collided with an abandoned oil well in Barataria Bay, La., just north of an area already hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak. The 20-foot gusher of oil and natural gas is… Continue reading
Jul 27 Tuesday: BP’s Hayward Exits as CEO as Company Reports $17B Loss By Maureen Hoch After days of speculation, BP made it official early Tuesday: embattled CEO Tony Hayward will step down from his post and be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1. The news comes as the company, which is still… Continue reading
Jul 26 BP Could Begin Final Oil Well Kill Procedure Next Week By Lea Winerman BP could begin taking the final steps to try to kill its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as soon as next week, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday. Allen gave the most specific timeline yet for… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch New Orleans Superintendent Leaving Legacy of Charter School Expansion As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the superintendent brought in to revive New Orleans' troubled public schools is bidding farewell after turning many of the schools into charters. Before his departure, Paul Vallas speaks with John Merrow about… Continue watching