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On AlterNet: gulf coast

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "gulf coast"

Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav

Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav

Sheri Fink, ProPublica. September 5, 2008.
The pre-storm medical evacuation -- the largest in American history -- revealed some critical flaws in American hospitals.

Why a Gulf Wetland May Become a City

Why a Gulf Wetland May Become a City

Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. May 21, 2008.
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina have been quickly forgotten as developers plan to turn an important wetland in the region's fourth largest city.

As Climate Changes Threatens U.S. Gulf States, Federal Agencies Twiddle Thumbs

As Climate Changes Threatens U.S. Gulf States, Federal Agencies Twiddle Thumbs

Chris Mooney, Science Progress. April 13, 2008.
We ought to be outraged at how poor a job our government is doing when it comes to processing information about global warming.

Networks Ignore Gulf Coast in Presidential Debates

Networks Ignore Gulf Coast in Presidential Debates

Jeffrey Buchanan, AlterNet. January 30, 2008.
This is an American human rights crisis that certainly deserves to be addressed as Americans choose their next president.

Why Protecting Watersheds Is About Community and Culture

Why Protecting Watersheds Is About Community and Culture

Derrick Christopher Evans, January 29, 2008.
A new vision for Gulf-area communities gets beyond the legacy racism, classism and environmental destruction.

Hurricane Katrina: Who's to Blame for this Unnatural Disaster

Hurricane Katrina: Who's to Blame for this Unnatural Disaster

Ari Kelman, The Nation. August 29, 2007.
A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is responsible for the tragedy.

Two Years After Katrina, Billions in Relief Funds Are Missing

Two Years After Katrina, Billions in Relief Funds Are Missing

Jeffrey Buchanan, Chris Kromm, AlterNet. August 23, 2007.
The federal government has promised more than $116 billion in recovery aid, but residents of the still-devastated Gulf Coast wonder whether the check bounced.

FEMA Administrator Forced to Appear Before Congress

FEMA Administrator Forced to Appear Before Congress

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 20, 2007.
Josh Dorner: What's being done about the Gulf Coast residents who are being poisoned by FEMA's toxic trailers?

Dying for a Home: Toxic Trailers Are Making Katrina Refugees Ill

Dying for a Home: Toxic Trailers Are Making Katrina Refugees Ill

Amanda Spake, The Nation. February 15, 2007.
FEMA-supplied trailers for displaced Gulf Coast residents have been found to emit formaldehyde vapors, causing serious health problems.