hurricane katrina

What's been happening in New Orleans since the hurricane? Lots apparently! The good people at All Day Buffet have compiled a list of positive goings on - check it out.

The post-Katrina rebuilding effort in New Orleans has a long way to go, but some residents, activists and volunteers are celebrating one small but noteworthy step after another toward a more sustainable city.

Heavy rain is leading to high water in parts of New Orleans where residents are finally recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

More than a story about global warming, Hurricane Katrina is a story about a people left to die by their government before, during, and well-after a disaster most of us could never imagine. Last November my friend Jeca and I made the trip down to New Orleans to gut houses and help in the recovery effort. Below are two stories from my experience posted in my blog last year.

Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard program is making great strides in a charter school that fell victim to Hurricane Katrina. Kids from low-income and poor families are able to grow some of their own food (and cook it) all as a matter of course during their school day.

A photo time line documents two years of this powerful story.

A tour of the Gulf Coast in photos showing the slow recovery from Hurricane Katrina, at the two year anniversary.