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    Near Record ‘Dead Zone’ Predicted for Gulf of Mexico

    Near Record ‘Dead Zone’ Predicted for Gulf of Mexico

    Every year the Gulf of Mexico hosts a human caused “dead zone.” This year, it will approach record levels scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — or NOAA — estimate, in a statement released Monday. The researchers predict the hypoxic zone — an area with little to no oxygen that can kill marine […]

    Clean Up 14-Year Oil Spill or Face $40K Daily Fine, Feds Tell Taylor Energy

    Clean Up 14-Year Oil Spill or Face $40K Daily Fine, Feds Tell Taylor Energy

    The U.S. Coast Guard has ordered Taylor Energy Co. to clean and contain a 14-year chronic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or face a fine of $40,000 a day. Environmentalists had warned about the unrelenting leak for years after the Gulf Restoration Network and the watchdog group SkyTruth discovered oil slicks via satellite […]

    Corporate Food Brands Drive the Massive Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

    Corporate Food Brands Drive the Massive Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

    By Reynard Loki Whole Foods bills itself as “America’s healthiest grocery store,” but what it’s doing to the environment is anything but healthy. According to a new report, the chain is helping to drive one of the nation’s worst human-made environmental disasters: the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. By not requiring environmental safeguards […]

    For Baby Sea Turtles, Beaches Become Safer While Ocean Hazards Mount

    For Baby Sea Turtles, Beaches Become Safer While Ocean Hazards Mount

    By Pamela T. Plotkin On beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the wider Caribbean, one of nature’s great seasonal events is underway. Adult female sea turtles are crawling out of the ocean, digging deep holes in the sand and laying eggs. After about 60 days turtle hatchlings will emerge and head for the […]

    Trump Administration Offers 77 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico to Oil Industry

    Trump Administration Offers 77 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico to Oil Industry

    The Trump administration is holding the biggest offshore oil and gas lease auction in U.S. history Wednesday, offering all 77 million acres of unleased, available federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The sale comes as administration officials seek to rescind drilling safety rules approved after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, reduce royalties paid by […]