Nicole Allan

Nicole Allan is a senior editor at The Atlantic.

The BP Escrow Fund: Chaos to Come

The BP Escrow Fund: Chaos to Come

Think getting $20 billion from BP is hard? Try giving it away More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Wednesday More »

Battle of the BP Liability Bills

Battle of the BP Liability Bills

Senators Robert Menendez and David Vitter both want BP to pay for all oil spill damages -- but how to ensure that it does is a different matter More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Tuesday More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Monday More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Friday More »

How the Senate Could Pass a Climate Bill This Year

How the Senate Could Pass a Climate Bill This Year

Harry Reid wants to combine the best parts of the maze of proposed legislation, "buffet"-style More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Thursday More »

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The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Wednesday More »

Orbital View: Dust Storm Over Iraq

Orbital View: Dust Storm Over Iraq

A light-colored veil of dust hundreds of kilometers long hovers over the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, moving toward the Persian Gulf More »

The Good Summarian

The Good Summarian

The best of the morning news roundups for Tuesday More »

What Place Does Motherhood Have in Kagan's Confirmation Debate?

What Place Does Motherhood Have in Kagan's Confirmation Debate?

Her reproductive choices do not indicate what kind of a justice she'll make -- and discussing them only reinforces stereotypes about high-achieving women More »

Orbital View: Oil Ribbon Stretches Far Southeast of the Gulf Spill Site

Orbital View: Oil Ribbon Stretches Far Southeast of the Gulf Spill Site

Nearly four weeks after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the resulting oil slick has begun to stretch southeast, toward Florida More »

Orbital View: Mt. St. Helens Volcano, 30 Years Later

Orbital View: Mt. St. Helens Volcano, 30 Years Later

NASA has compiled a 30-year series of satellite images documenting the eruption and recovery of Mt. St. Helens volcano and its surrounding region More »

Why BP Won't Measure the Oil Spill

Why BP Won't Measure the Oil Spill

Resisting scientists' attempts to record the volume of oil gushing into the Gulf may be in the company's best interest -- but not anyone else's More »

Shuttle Atlantis Prepares for One Last Send-Off

Shuttle Atlantis Prepares for One Last Send-Off

Today's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis winds down the legendary program, sparking nostalgia rather than anger at a changing space philosophy More »

Orbital View: Shape of the Gulf Oil Slick Still Changing

Orbital View: Shape of the Gulf Oil Slick Still Changing

Wind and ocean currents are tweaking the shape of the oil slick, which almost resembles a swan in this photograph More »

Kagan's Quiet, Wonky Environmentalism

Kagan's Quiet, Wonky Environmentalism

John Paul Stevens' judicial restraint has been behind some of the Court's most significant pro-environment decisions. Kagan's background suggests that she will follow in his footsteps. More »

Offshore Drilling Could Torpedo Climate Bill

Offshore Drilling Could Torpedo Climate Bill

John Kerry and Joe Lieberman's ailing climate bill will be unveiled this afternoon to little fanfare. Expanded offshore drilling provisions and revenue-sharing may officially send it under. More »

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