gulf of mexico

Environmental Groups, Oil Industry File Separate Legal Challenges to Biden’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Environmental Groups, Oil Industry File Separate Legal Challenges to Biden’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Legal petitions have been filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by environmental groups and oil and gas interests challenging the Biden administration’s plan to offer additional Gulf of Mexico drilling leases. The congressionally mandated five-year plan includes three sales — the least number being offered since 1980, reported […]

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    Biden Admin Reinstates Nearly $190 Million in Gulf Drilling Leases

    Biden Admin Reinstates Nearly $190 Million in Gulf Drilling Leases

    The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated nearly $190 million in bids from fossil fuel companies for an oil-and-gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico that had previously been invalidated by a federal judge.  The move was one of the compromises struck between Democratic party leaders and pro-fossil-fuel Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia in […]

    Sunlight Plays Key Role in Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Finds

    Sunlight Plays Key Role in Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Finds

    What happens to oil after an oil spill?  Previously, scientists have focused on one of three fates: it is degraded by microorganisms, it evaporates or it ends up on the beach. But a new study of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reveals another option. Almost 10 percent of the […]