Wilma Subra may look like your neighborhood granny, but she's a serious scientist. On this episode of The Promised Land, we see how Wilma's been educating communities and defending ecosystems in the Gulf Coast.

VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with Congressman Peter Welch about the stance Welch has taken on BP and the handling of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy will be at the forefront of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. He discusses the upcoming hearings and the Obama administration's response to the Gulf oil spil.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Tom Galligan, an expert in maritime personal injury law about legal issues surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill