
Load up on Tabasco while you can - because the island it comes from is being swallowed by the sea
If your idea of the perfect Bloody Mary involves a dash of Tabasco, better stock up while you can. Over one hundred...

New Orleans declares state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nate
In the midst of one of the most active hurricane seasons in modern United States history, New Orleans braces for...

New Orleans' $14.5 billion rebuilt levees won't fight a Category 5 hurricane
An often-repeated truth about Hurricane Katrina is that the events of August 29, 2005 were not a natural disaster...

BP Attempts to Shrink Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Estimate, Reduce Fines
The BP Deepwater Horizon trial has been pottering on in the New Orleans Federal Court since February, and as it...

8 Years After Katrina Strikes, the Gulf Coast Shores up for Future Storms
Thursday August 29, 2013 marks the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina's ripped into Louisiana, devastating...

Six Years After Katrina, Tropical Storm Lee Hits the Gulf Coast
Almost exactly six years after Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans, producing one of the worst natural disasters...

Oil-Trapping "Smart Sponges" Could Clean up the Gulf Spill
Although the Gulf oil spill has been plugged, BP's CEO has been ousted, and the news coverage of the leaky well...

BP Plans to Use EverGreen Burner to Burn Oil in Gulf
As we've reported in earlier articles, BP has been trying to contain a portion of the oil that's been leaking into...

Help Redesign BP's 'Green' Logo and Win $200!
We're getting kind of sick of saying this, but BP's latest latest attempt to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf...

Naturally Occuring Bacteria Could Help Clean Oil Spill
Almost two weeks after the disaster started, the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico is still gushing up to...