Gulf Coast

East and Gulf coast dockworkers strike looming

September 26, 2024 By Cameron Harrison

Tens of thousands from Maine to Texas prepare for possible October 1 strike.

Millions of acres of Gulf of Mexico could be given to fossil fuel industry

December 2, 2021 By Matthew Brown And Janet McConnaughey

“It’s basically a giveaway to the industry of millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico so they can lock in production for years, at a time when we need to be shifting away from fossil...

“The Big Fix” exposes BP oil disaster lies

March 20, 2013 By Tim Pelzer

In his film "The Big Fix," director Josh Tickell challenges the 'official version' of BP's story that all is well in the Gulf of Mexico after the spill.

For New Orleans, Brad Pitt houses were not enough

August 1, 2011 By John Wojcik

Some of the gleaming new structures sit opposite desolate, abandoned lots while others are sandwiched in between crumbling houses to which no one has returned.

Hospital ruins stir Katrina memories and call to battle

July 19, 2011 By John Wojcik

The windowless ruins of Charity Hospital stand today as both a haunting reminder of horrors past and a call to arms for those joining the battle for a restored health care system.