Voices of the Gulf

Finding himself working as both a teacher and translator in a Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Installation and Repair (HVAC) program was a surprise for Duc Nguyen.  An experienced HVAC professional, he said,  “I have always been a very hands-on type, and I never really liked the classroom. I have learned to appreciate the importance of the time spent there since teaching this class.”
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By John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper [...Read more]

By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune [...Read more]

Originally published as an email to the Gulf Coast Fund's network of grantees, December 15th 2010.

I am currently en route via Amtrak to today's White House Summit on Environmental Justice - an historic, all-day gathering of federal cabinet secretaries and environmental leaders from across the United States (see details in Press Release below). [...Read more]

Coden, Alabama – On Saturday, this small coastal community became home to one of the largest solar power systems in the state of Alabama. [...Read more]

William Tanner's burned car, in which the remains of Henry Glover were found, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Photo by ProPublica [...Read more]

By Sue Sturgis, Crossposted from Facing South. [...Read more]

After Hurricane Gustav in 2008, north Baton Rouge residents were left without electricity for nearly two weeks. Across the street at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refinery, the second largest refinery in the country, workers were dealing with their own mess. [...Read more]

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