Meet Polaris Applied Sciences, BP's shoreline "eyes and ears"

This cross-post is from part of the Wonk Room's exclusive investigation of the private contractors working under BP's control to respond to the foreign oil giant's Gulf Coast disaster.

"I am confident that we're going to be able to leave the Gulf Coast in better shape than it was before," President Barack Obama declared after visiting the oil-soaked region in June. The long-term restoration of the coast will require radical changes in waterway management, land use, and reversal of the ...