Posted on · A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat.
Posted on · The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Addressing Houston's rising murder rate, how some Gulf Coast residents plan to handle rising sea levels, a conversation with astronaut and Houston native Loral O’Hara, and reflecting on the contributions of the late columnist Molly Ivins.
Posted on · Hurricane Delta could bring major problems to Gulf Coast-area oil producers. Plus: ExxonMobil is reportedly set to increase emissions.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Show: Searching door to door for those who've had COVID-19 in the past, Houston City Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum answers questions, what's keeping Houston from being a top choice for retirees, new teachers share their thoughts about about their first day of school, and the state of fishing in Galveston Bay.
Posted on · It's expected to continue intensifying on a path to hit the U.S. coastline late Wednesday or early Thursday as a major Category 3 hurricane capable of “devastating” damage.
Posted on · Fore! he's a golly good gulf-er...
Posted on · "There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida east coast" on Labor Day weekend, the National Hurricane Center says.
Posted on · Rising sea levels are expected to cause more coastal flooding from high tides in the decades ahead, in Texas and across the country.
Posted on · Wreckage of the SS Selma can still be seen above the water.
Posted on · The plan would include a series of levees and other physical barriers across Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula.
Posted on · Thistles and other vegetation the storm blew onto coastal ranch lands are choking out the grass livestock need to survive.
Posted on · We explore a new method of harnessing offshore wind energy and the different challenges between onshore and offshore wind farming and what it would take to see such farms off the Gulf Coast.
Posted on · The state wants to spend more than $31 million on economic and ecological restoration efforts.
Posted on · About 5,000 coastal homes in the Galveston area alone could see repeated flooding from tides within the next 30 years.