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    Biggest Ever Seaweed Bloom Stretches From Gulf of Mexico to Africa

    Biggest Ever Seaweed Bloom Stretches From Gulf of Mexico to Africa

    By Nik Martin A vast expanse of brown seaweed stretching across the Atlantic is a threat to tourism but a boon to marine life, U.S. researchers have said. A report by the University of South Florida, published on Thursday, showed satellite images of the biggest ever bloom of the sargassum seaweed, which last year extended […]

    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 […]