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Bertrand Ragan holds his dog Max while being checked into the hurricane shelter at the Belle Chasse Auditorium on August 27, 2012 in Belle Chasse, Louisiana (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

New Orleans Mayor: Hunker Down For Isaac

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the city is ready to face Tropical Storm Isaac. Noting that Isaac should arrive at the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Landrieu said Monday that officials feel very good about the ability to cope with Isaac

2012/08/27

Tourists walk the beach at sunset ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac on August 26, 2012 at Madeira Beach, Florida. (credit: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)

Isaac Takes Aim At Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday and had New Orleans in its crosshairs, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

2012/08/27

Local Red Cross Ready To Help Isaac Victims

Local volunteers from the American Red Cross are ready to help in case Tropical Storm Isaac hits landfall with hurricane force and causes serious trouble along the Gulf Coast.

2012/08/27

A pipeline carries oil near Beaumont, Texas. (credit: Joe Raedle/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

Judge Clears Way For Texas Pipeline

The developer of a disputed oil pipeline, planned to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast, may condemn land across a Texas farm for the pipeline’s right of way, a judge ruled.

2012/08/23

A green turtle hatchling is released into the Arabian Sea. (credit: RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images)

Record 6,000 Turtles Hatched On South Padre

A group that cares for and releases endangered sea turtle hatchlings into the Gulf of Mexico says it had a record 6,000 babies born this year.

2012/08/20

Hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb speaks during The Weather Channel's portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour at the Beverly Hilton on July 27, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Hurricane Center Head Turned Fear Into Career

When the National Hurricane Center’s new director was growing up on the Florida and Texas coasts, storms frightened him. Now, Rick Knabb understands storms much better.

2012/06/11

Judge Outlines New Plan For Gulf Oil Spill Trial

A judge has outlined a new structure for a trial of Gulf oil spill claims that wouldn’t be resolved by a proposed class-action settlement between BP and a team of attorneys.

2012/05/31

Judge Hears Details Of Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

A judge said that he is leaning in favor of granting approval to a class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2012/04/26

Judge To Hold Hearing On Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

A judge is set to preside over a hearing on a class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims against BP over the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

2012/04/25

Judge Asked To Approve BP Oil Spill Settlement

BP and a team of attorneys have presented a settlement to resolve economic damage claims from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2012/04/18

FDA Probes Salmonella That Sickened 90 People

Federal health officials are investigating a growing outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 90 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

2012/04/04

Indian Tribe Worries Pipeline Will Disturb Graves

An American Indian tribe worries that an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast might disrupt sacred sites holding unmarked graves of their ancestors.

2012/03/27