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In Hurricane’s wake, ethnic media are a lifeline to immigrants
By Anthony Advincula Contributing Writer NEW YORK — Special from New America Media — When the subway, tunnels and bridges were shut down on Monday,
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Parishes fault Coast Guard for slow removal of BP oil
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer BP oil and other material that washed ashore in Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard and neighboring parishes in Hurricane Isaac are
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By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Evella Pierre lives in the last house at the end of Agriculture Street in the area where the Desire Project used to stand. Now it is called ... Invasive Gulf tiger shrimp could creep into local markets
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Trawlers in the Gulf are catching fast cash cheyenne wy Asian tiger shrimp this fall but in numbers that are too small to enter marketing channels. Local ... Sheen near Macondo well comes from same source as BP spill
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Environmentalists and fisher folk have high street pay day loans insisted that the BP disaster is not over. A sheen has was spotted in mid-September near the ... Plaquemines residents worry about nearby coal terminals
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer A drive to ramp up coal and petcoke exports from Plaquemines Parish makes several communities already surrounded by industry nervous. Armstrong Coal-backed RAM Terminals hopes to open ... Temporary housing planned for two parishes after Isaac
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Homeowners in Plaquemines and St. John the Baptist parishes, hammered by Isaac in late August are eligible for temporary housing, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said last ... Oil sullies coast as DOJ slams BP settlement
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Tar ball and mats of old oil have washed ashore in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. The State of Louisiana closed a 12-mile stretch of shoreline in ... Kennedy ready to assist local governments in expediting recovery funding
The Louisiana Department of the Treasury and the State Bond Commission are offering financial assistance to local governments hoping to jump-start recovery from the impact of Hurricane Isaac this past ... Coastal leaders want BP to clean up its mess
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Regional leaders at a Gulf Coast Restoration Summit, held in New Orleans on August 17, said they’re relieved that Congress passed the RESTORE Act in June, especially ...
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