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After Ida, Louisiana Struggles to Tally the Environmental Cost. Activists Say Officials Must Do Better

The state was still recovering from five named storms in 2020 when the Category 4 hurricane walloped the Gulf Coast with 150 mph winds.

By James Bruggers

An oil flare burns at the Royal Dutch Shell Norco Refinery during a power outage caused by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Credit: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A boat works to collect oil that has leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico on April 28, 2010 near New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

As the Gulf of Mexico Heals from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Stringent Safety Proposals Remain Elusive

By Nicholas Portuondo

A diver among the corals of Flower Garden Banks

The Coral Reefs You Never Heard of, in the Path of Trump's Drilling Plan

By Marianne Lavelle

A Professor's Teachable Moment: "It’s not just a BP spill. It is our spill."

By Elizabeth McGowan

In Wake of Gulf Spill, Louisiana Moves on Renewable Energy

By Dave Levitan

Companies Toss Around Blame for Oil Spill At Senate Hearing

By Dave Levitan

BP Had Other Problems in Years Leading to Gulf Spill

By Guest Writer

Will the Oil Reach Washington? The Spill's Political Effects

By Dave Levitan

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