NPR 2012-06-25

There is a state of emergency in Louisiana, with Governor Bobby Jindal advising a strengthening tropical storm could flood low-lying coastal areas. Meanwhile, forecasters say Tropical Storm Debby will continue to move slowly through the Gulf of Mexic

NPR 2010-02-26

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NPR 2010-04-30

The Gulf Coast is bracing for the shoreline impact of the worst oil spill the region's ever faced. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the growing oil slick threatens wildlife, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

NPR 2010-06-28

World leaders meeting in Toronto appear to have reached consensus on the importance of cutting government deficits. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports they pledge today to reduce deficits in half by 2013. The leaders are meeting at a time when the global e

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Heat and drought are threatening some of America's most productive farmland. The Department of Agriculture says an early summer heat wave across the West has increased demand for water to save dry c

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CNN 2010-09-07

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Sweater vests and Fridays are awesome! Thanks for spending part of yours with CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz, taking you through the next 10 minutes of headlines. Let's go ahead and get started. First Up: Rig Fire

NPR 2008-09-14

Hurricane Ike has flooded or damaged thousands of homes in Texas and knocked out electricity to millions of people there. Officials are warning that it could take weeks before power is completely restored. But the storm surge from Ike was not as dev

NPR 2008-09-13

Hurricane Ike is continuing to move northwest through the Gulf of Mexico. But already winds are picking up with the storm's outer bands pushing waves over Galveston's 17-foot-high seawall even though the storm is more than 100 miles out at sea. In a

NPR 2010-07-15

BP and the federal government are still not saying whether they plan to go ahead with the test that could shut down the well that's spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. More details from NPR's Richard Harris. BP had planned to start the test yesterda

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By Greg Flakus Houston 18 June 2008 President Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are both calling for an end to a moratorium on developing oil and natural gas resources along much of the U.S. coastline. Democratic presidential ca

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The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster comes during spring spawning season, an especially bad time for aquatic life making them extraordinarily vulnerable to the toxic effects of the oil itself, says Doug Rader, chief oceans scientist for the Environmental

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: For millions of Americans, what they flush down the toilet goes into a septic tank. Septic tanks are convenient, but sometimes they pollute our waterways. Scientists are trying to track down that pollution with help from a federa

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CNN 2008-09-01

I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav is beginning its assault on the US Gulf Coast. Rain and winds are starting to hit the area from Florida to Louisiana. The storm,

CNN 2008-09-02

And a good Monday to you, I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav blasting Louisiana this hour, it is a Category-3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles-per-hour. Ban