10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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Oil Mats After BP Spill Pose Long-Term Ecosystem Threat: Study
Auburn University researchers said oil mats submerged in the seabed more than a year after the biggest oil spill in U.S. history pose long-term threats to coastal ecosystems across the northern Gulf of
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Tropical Storm Ophelia Churns Toward Caribbean
Tropical Storm Ophelia was churning its way toward the Caribbean on Wednesday after intensifying overnight, but U.S. forecasters said it was not expected to strengthen into a hurricane. The U.S. National
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Setback for BP over Macondo disaster liability
There is expected to be intense bargaining over the size of any payment concerning the Deepwater Horizon blast Mistakes made by other companies on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig do not affect BP’s
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BP oil spill report may prompt $30 billion pay-out: Analysis
Findings of the second major investigation by the government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, may press BP into putting over $30 billion on the table to quickly settle its outstanding legal headaches.
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BP Shortcuts Led to Gulf Oil Spill, Report Says
BP, running weeks behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget in trying to complete its troubled Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, took many shortcuts that contributed to the disastrous
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Chevron Confirms Gulf Of Mexico Oil Leak
A leak from a shallow water crude oil pipeline in the Main Pass Area of the Gulf of Mexico has led Chevron to shut down its offshore Louisiana Main Pass pipeline network, the company said on Tuesday.
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Three Tropical Cyclones Spin In Atlantic, Gulf
Tropical Storm Nate sprang to life in the western Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, Tropical Storm Maria formed in the Atlantic and Hurricane Katia churned up surf along Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast, forecasters
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Obama Administration Abandons Stricter Air-Quality Rules
President Obama abandoned a contentious new air pollution rule on Friday, buoying business interests that had lobbied heavily against it, angering environmentalists who called the move a betrayal and unnerving
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US firm to sue BP over oil spill
US oil-services giant Halliburton said Friday that it was filing a defamation lawsuit against BP over the devastating 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Halliburton… filed claims against BP in Texas
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Drought Intensifies In The South, No End In Sight
Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said on Thursday.