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BP pushes black faces to forefront of mea culpa ad campaign

By Monica Land

3:42 PM on 01/10/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Since their unprecedented environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast nearly two years ago, BP Oil has been on a major course of damage control to restore their image...
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Lee drenches Gulf Coast, could cause inland floods

By theGrio

6:49 PM on 09/04/2011

SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - National Hurricane Center specialist Robbie Berg said Lee's flash flood threat could be more severe as the rain moves from the flatter Gulf region into the rugged Appalachians...
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Katrina's 6th anniversary finds Gulf Coast on mend

By theGrio

6:50 PM on 08/29/2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Monday marked the passage of six difficult years of rebuilding for the region, which is showing signs of a strong recovery from the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history...
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Minorities still in the muck one year after BP spill

By Janelle Richards

9:30 AM on 04/20/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP released their report today, which explored how minorities have been affected by the gulf oil spill...
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One year later: Gulf Coast is still not whole

By Jacqui Patterson

9:00 AM on 04/20/2011

OPINION - For 153 days, Gulf communities suffered as their economic, environmental and health care realities were shaken...
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What the Gulf Coast needs now

By Monique Harden

9:59 AM on 04/19/2011

OPINION - What the Gulf needs now is national galvanized commitment that supports the people of the Gulf...
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TheGrio's 100: Monique Harden, calling for justice against environmental racism

By theGrio

12:42 AM on 02/01/2011

TheGrio's 100 - As an outspoken activist for Gulf Coast residents, Monique Harden has gained a reputation as the first line of defense for the rights of citizens to live in healthy and safe conditions...
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Report: FEMA hasn't tried to recoup $643 million

By theGrio

10:11 AM on 01/04/2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal agency has distributed more than $7 billion in disaster assistance payments since hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast in 2005...
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US sues BP, 8 other companies in Gulf oil spill

By theGrio

2:47 PM on 12/15/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lawsuit asks that the companies be held liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution Act for all removal costs and damages caused by the oil spill...
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EPA administrator: Health of Gulf Coast is vital to US environment

By Lisa Jackson

8:10 AM on 11/19/2010

OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...
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Will redistricting put black voters in peril?

By Kristen Clarke

8:46 AM on 11/10/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Some commentators have suggested that these partisan victories will have a direct impact on redistricting maps that emerge from these states...
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Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm

By theGrio

4:42 PM on 08/29/2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - And he pledged: "My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until the job is done."...
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Katrina's lessons still not learned 5 years later

By Benjamin Todd Jealous

5:23 PM on 08/28/2010

OPINION - Without a shift in how energy policies are made and by whom, our disastrous trajectory toward peril will be unabated...
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Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary

By theGrio

4:36 PM on 08/27/2010

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - The president will use the anniversary to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid lingering questions over his response to the BP oil spill...
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Former Mayor Nagin: New Orleans would have never rebounded without you

By Ray Nagin

8:22 AM on 08/27/2010

OPINION - We will never forget when many Americans were moved with real compassion for us throughout our time of need...
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Slideshow: Iconic images of Hurricane Katrina

By theGrio

1:55 PM on 08/26/2010

SLIDESHOW - Most people think the U.S. is not better prepared for handling natural disasters than it was when Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast five years ago...
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5 years later: Does George Bush care about black people?

By Michael E. Ross

9:24 AM on 08/26/2010

OPINION - George Bush runs no risk of being re-branded for the history books as an overlooked champion of black and minority aspirations...
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Study: Depression, anxiety still affecting Katrina kids

By theGrio

9:52 AM on 08/24/2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later...
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Environmental racism is still rampant post-Katrina

By Monique W. Morris

8:58 AM on 08/24/2010

OPINION - The ugly legacy of a "separate and unequal" doctrine haunts environmental policies that negatively impact low-income communities of color...
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'If God Is Willing' gives Katrina victims a chance to rise

By Shanta N. Covington

8:40 AM on 08/23/2010

REVIEW - It's the indomitable spirit of the people of New Orleans that compels you to pay attention and be hopeful for them and for our country...
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