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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Senate Blocks Move To Open Up Offshore Drilling
The Senate blocked a move by Republicans to speed domestic offshore oil and natural gas drilling on Wednesday, a fresh sign of congressional gridlock on energy issues even as drivers endure gasoline prices near $4 a gallon. Republicans only got 42 of the 60 votes needed to consider a bill, known as the Offshore Production and Safety Act, that would have directed the Interior Department to condu
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Senate Rejects Republican Bill on Exploration for Oil and Gas
With Democrats citing last year
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House Passes a Bill to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling
With rising gasoline prices and skyrocketing oil company profits as a backdrop, the House approved a bill on Thursday to force the Obama administration to accelerate oil lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Virginia. The 266-to-149 vote, largely along party lines, was a skirmish in the larger battle between Republicans and Democrats to capitalize on consumer anger over the pri
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US House Votes To Reopen Oil Drilling Off Virgina Coast
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday to force federal exploration lease sales off the Virginia coast and in the Gulf of Mexico that were canceled or delayed by the Obama administration following the BP oil spill. The legislation, which was pushed by Republican lawmakers, has little chance of making it into law.
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BP Alaska Deal Seen Pointing To Big Gulf Fine
BP Plc's $85 million settlement with the U.S.
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BP Is Fined $25 Million for 06 Spills at Pipelines
BP will pay $25 million in civil fines to settle charges arising from two spills from its network of pipelines in Alaska in 2006 and from a willful failure to comply with court orders to properly maintain the pipelines to prevent corrosion, federal officials announced on Tuesday. The fine is the largest per-barrel assessment ever levied against an oil company in a spill case and represents a ne
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Environmental Groups Sue Chicago Over Its Sewage
Environmental groups on Tuesday sued the city of Chicago's water treatment authority, charging its sewage promotes algae growth that is choking Midwestern rivers and contributes to the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone." The federal lawsuit demands Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District deal with frequent runoff of untreated sewage into local waterways during storms that cause problems dow
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Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska
Shell Oil will present an ambitious proposal to the federal government this week, seeking permission to drill up to 10 exploratory oil wells beneath Alaska
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How harmful was the BP spill, really?
In April 2010, an explosion aboard the BP drill rig Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers and caused the worst oil spill ever in American waters. Initially, government officials and BP officers denied the situation was serious. As details of the spill volume, and of damage to Gulf of Mexico fisheries, became known, panic set in.