If local levee boards had followed inspection rules before Hurricane Katrina, they may have known about weaknesses before parts of the flood protection system collapsed in the storm. Now 11 employees work full-time inspecting and testing levees, floodwalls and equipment around New Orleans.
For years we've heard that 80 percent of New Orleans flooded in Katrina. Is it true? Yes, if you include flooding from the storm surge and the levee breaks.
The settlement provides assured, quick money, but far less than advocates hoped.
Why did BP's stock rise after the settlement was reached: payments are low and slow — except to lawyers.
Lt. Gen. Honore urges citizens to contact state senators in fight over solar legislation.
The rain-storage capacity of our roadways adds enough to keep FEMA certification.
Pension funds are waking up to the financial risks of ignoring the climate risks posed by Big Oil.
