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Dispersants sprayed in wake of Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic than oil alone
San Francisco Chronicle· 21 hours agoIn an attempt to avoid spills reaching coastlines, BP and government agencies sprayed over two million liters of oil dispersants – chemicals that break oil
Bennet, Neguse urge EPA review of terminal expansions for Colorado-bound oil trains
Montrose Daily Press· 17 hours agoThe three facilities located near Price, Utah — the Wildcat Loadout, the Price River Terminal and the Savage Energy Terminal — are used to export crude oil from the Uinta ...
These Innovative Landers Will Examine Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoFor this first-of-its-kind project, under the lead of Andrew Davies, a University of Rhode Island...
Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in
LiveScience· 4 hours agoWhy it's incredible: The brine pool is peppered with the carcasses of animals that were unlucky...
Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 31 minutes agoIn a petition filed with the federal agency, the nonprofit Government Accountability Project argues that the EPA should have already followed up on the tests of gardens and crops in the city ...
Neguse and Bennet urge the EPA to review Utah’s permits to expand oil production in Uinta Basin
Summit Daily News· 19 hours agoSen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse this week urged the Environmental Protection Agency to...
Sticky, gooey tar sullies beaches on South Padre Island
ABC 26 New Orleans· 15 hours agoBefore he set up his sail umbrella on Thursday for a day at the beach, Bill Tasker got a shovel and...
Scientists plan to bring successful island restoration project, pelican roost to Houma
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoEvery major issue plaguing Louisiana's coast affects their roosting habitat first. Erosion,...
Crews cleaning up tar washing up on South Padre Island
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 2 days agoCrews with South Padre Island’s shoreline department are removing tar balls that are washing up...
The real dolphin tale: They’re smart, sometimes vicious and highly sexed | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 6 days agoThe research vessel Martha Jane glided slowly across the teal waters of Sarasota Bay on Florida's ...