A writer and Mississippi Sierra Club volunteer on the environmental devastation wrought by Rita.

Michael Brown tells Congress that Louisiana officials bare much of the blame for the Katrina debacle.

A representative of an oil industry-funded group reacts to proposals to loosen environmental regulations to bolster oil production.

A former top procurement official is charged with obstructing a criminal investigation.

A new study shows that Red Sox fever actually affects attendance in emergency rooms.

Sue Monk Kidd talks about her newest novel "The Mermaid Chair."