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Gulf Coast

Satellite mapping image of Hurricane Michael making landfall in Florida
Climate Change
Warming ocean waters turned Hurricane Michael into a superstorm
Under a new carbon offset program that is gaining popularity in Congress, oil and gas companies — and other manufacturers of products involving — fossil fuel would have to pay $40 for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.
Politics
New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill
Growing high tides have turned this photo — taken from Pompano Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — into a regular occurrence along the U.S. coastlines.
Climate Change
New report forecasts a troubling picture of rising tides, frequent flooding on coasts
Arts, Culture & Media
Don’t Forget Us: Photographing the Oil Spill
Atchafalaya bayou
Environment
Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline
Environment
Social media has role in drug cartel violence in Mexico
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles.
Environment
Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they’re responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.
Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline rally in front of the White House on February 24, 2015, the day President Barack Obama vetoed a bill circumventing administration review of the project and mandating its construction.
Environment
President Obama’s veto isn’t the end of the Keystone XL story
The Houston Ship Channel stretches 52 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the city of Houston. Sea levels have risen 2.2 feet over the last century at Galveston, the main barrier island protecting the Ship Channel from a big storm.
Environment
The ‘Texas miracle’ is fueling huge economic growth — and the climate change that may end it
Dutch ecologist and dike designer Mindert de Vries stands on top of one of the new "soft" dikes being built near the Rhine River delta city of Dordrecht. Dutch innovations in flood control are helping reduce the adverse effects of older dike technologies.
Environment
With the waters rising, the Dutch find eco-friendly ways to keep them at bay
Environment
For more accurate weather forecasts, follow the fish
Environment
Red crayfish invades Pacific Northwest waterways
Business, Economics and Jobs
Some Detroit advocates question why feds won’t bailout bankrupt city
Environment
Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards
Environment
Canadian oil company seeks to expand pipelines other than Keystone XL
Environment
Collaboration could be the answer in U.S. energy debate
Global Politics
In wake of Isaac, La. farmers faced with heavy losses, uncertainty of rebuilding
Environment
Hurricane Isaac approaches Louisiana coast
Environment
As Tropical Storm Isaac strengthens, New Orleans prepares for test of multi-billion dollar levee
Environment
Obama travels to Cushing, Okla., to announce his support for part of Keystone XL pipeline
Environment
Canada emerging as a nearby energy giant
Business, Economics and Jobs
Citizens take oil spill protection into their own hands
Saving birds from BP’s Oil
Environment
Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas
Environment
Archeological surprises uncovered after BP oil spill
Environment
Hurricanes and oil prices
Global Politics
The RNC, a Hurricane and Protesters
Global Politics
Politics and oil
Arts, Culture & Media
Trouble the Water
Ancient Underwater Forest in the Gulf of Mexico
Oil Dispersants and the Ecology of the Gulf
How Does Hurricane Sandy Compare to Hurricane Katrina?
Southern Part of Keystone Pipeline Gets a Push
Obama Administration Rejects Keystone Pipeline
Washington Update: Oil Pipeline, Super Committee, Jobs Bill
Wildfires Continue to Blaze in Texas
Top of the Hour: Tropical Storm Lee Soaks Gulf Coast, Morning Headlines
Toxic Tide: Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster
Pros and Cons of Canada-US Oil Pipeline
Gulf Oil and Gulf Restoration
Oil in the Air
Sea Turtle Relocation
Saving the Cypress
Chalmette’s Troubled Vista
Future Outlook
Future Outlook
Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Living on the Fence Line – Part 1