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Katrina Stories, Special Projects

Environmental reporter warned of challenges before Katrina

  • By Charles James IV
  • September 5, 2025

It was 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005. Mark Schleifstein, one of the country’s few dedicated environmental reporters.

Hurricane Katrina, Special Projects

‘A wake-up call’: The surge, change and challenges of climate coverage across U.S. media

  • By Allie Miller
  • September 5, 2025

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the storm was a breaking news.

Hurricane Katrina, Special Projects

Local news defined the Katrina story in New Orleans. Could it still do that today?

  • By Jackie Spinner
  • August 28, 2025

When Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29,  2005, the newsrooms in New Orleans became lifelines for scattered residents. .

Hurricane Katrina, Special Projects

The Storytellers’ Stories: How this project came to be

  • By Lisa Frazier Page
  • August 28, 2025

I was a Louisiana transplant, working as a journalist in the nation’s capital in late August 2005, when Hurricane.

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