Climate experts discuss the government policies needed to assist hurricane-prone communities. (Event Coverage, 09/11/2007)
World Watch contributors John Young and Mike Tidwell say coastal cities will be destroyed if global warming is not addressed immediately. (OnPoint, 09/07/2006)
Clint Vince, legal counsel to the New Orleans City Council says sustainable design should be priority in redevelopment of New Orleans. (OnPoint, 09/06/2006)
Clint Vince, head of the energy and environmental practice at law firm Sullivan & Worcester, addresses energy issues in Louisiana. (OnPoint, 01/23/2006)
Former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) talks about a new electric utility coalition, plus rebuilding efforts and expenses for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. (OnPoint, 11/16/2005)
Tom Lovejoy, president of the H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, explains his group's proposal. (OnPoint, 11/02/2005)
This E&E Special Report links you to our coverage of the environmental and energy ramifications of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including debate of the energy and refinery bills moving in Congress.
President Bush toured the Gulf Coast today to tout his administration's efforts to help the region recover from devastating hurricanes in 2005, but Louisiana's U.S. senators used the presidential visit to criticize the federal response and call for more financial assistance.
Hundreds of Hurricane Katrina-related insurance claim lawsuits filed in Mississippi against State Farm forced the company to announce this week that it is suspending new business in the state.
The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to abandon its planned use of $75 million in additional New Orleans maintenance funding to prevent erosion along the banks of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, opting instead to design ways to block storm surge from the channel, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said yesterday.
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) today introduced a bill that seeks more money to protect southeastern Louisiana from hurricanes -- their first piece of legislation in the 110th Congress.
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