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Emergency managers in New Orleans had been debating whether the levee system would work in a major hurricane before Katrina hit. Federal funding cuts left many projects undone and local engineers were not surprised when water surged into New Orleans.

The state is sparsely populated and fighting to keep fossil fuels in America's energy mix.

Commentator Judy Muller says Americans and their elected officials have ignored the problems of the poor in recent years. But now they're confronted with the overwhelming number of poor residents left homeless by Hurricane Katrina.

Many school districts along the Gulf Coast have stopped functioning, at least temporarily. Getting the youngsters back in school -- wherever they are now -- is a huge challenge. Claudio Sanchez, sorts out some of the key questions about the task.

As many as 6,000 people died in the 1900 hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas. Patricia Bellis Bixel, who wrote about the storm and how the city was rebuilt, details the operation for Debbie Elliott.

“Your rhythm becomes everyone else's rhythm," 9th grader Vinoj Fullen says, "and there's just this shared motion and this connection between you and the water and everyone in your boat.”

SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, where housing prices are soaring.

Robert Siegel talks with a representative of the American Red Cross about a page on their website allowing people to post information about friends and relatives who are missing after Hurricane Katrina. The service is a clearinghouse of information for those who have access to the Internet.

A leaked draft opinion suggested the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn nearly five decades of abortion rights in the U.S.

Beach nourishment is the process of dredging up sand from out in the ocean and spreading it onto the beach.