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Dispersants sprayed in wake of Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic than oil alone
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 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
Colorado Democrats urge EPA review of terminal expansions for Utah oil trains
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoColorado Democrats on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency to “carefully examine”...
Sticky, gooey tar sullies beaches on South Padre Island
ABC 26 New Orleans· 1 hour agoBefore he set up his sail umbrella on Thursday for a day at the beach, Bill Tasker got a shovel and...
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...
Neguse and Bennet urge the EPA to review Utah’s permits to expand oil production in Uinta Basin
Summit Daily News· 6 hours agoSen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse this week urged the Environmental Protection Agency to...
Bob Sikes Fishing Pier improvements on the way. Here's what's planned for the pier.
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe majority of the project is being funded with almost a million dollars in restitution money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil < ...
Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says
WFRV 5 Green Bay· 5 hours agoThe Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies near the site of a toxic...
Scientists plan to bring successful island restoration project, pelican roost to Houma
The Courier via Yahoo News· 17 hours 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...
Researchers urge intervention to save Mississippi oyster reefs
WJTV Jackson· 1 day agoOXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) – The oyster reefs off the coast of Biloxi have been closed since 2019....