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Tag: Gulf of Mexico

Posted inEnvironment, News

Hundreds of oil leases in the Gulf are sitting idle. Why is Trump calling for more?

Tristan Baurick by Tristan Baurick January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

In a market already saturated with oil, companies aren’t likely to drill more. But the oil and gas industry still stands to benefit from deregulation.

Posted inEnvironment

Biden’s sweeping drilling ban skips Western Gulf, nation’s hotspot for oil and spills

Tristan Baurick by Tristan Baurick January 7, 2025January 7, 2025
Posted inEnvironment

Trump may bring floating fish farms to the Gulf of Mexico despite opposition from environmental, fishing groups

Tristan Baurick by Tristan Baurick December 4, 2024December 4, 2024
Posted inEnvironment

Surprise bids revive hope for offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico after feds cancel lease sale

Tristan Baurick by Tristan Baurick November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
Water collects at a drainage point at the edge of Doug Doughty’s field on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Livingston County, Mo. Doughty installed a new terraced drainage system in late April.
Posted inEnvironment

‘We should have a sense of urgency’ as farm drainage tile drives nutrient pollution

Drew Costleyby Drew CostleyJune 21, 2024August 13, 2024
The Mississippi River drains water from 41% of the country into the Gulf of Mexico at the delta, seen in southern Louisiana on June 7, 2024.
Posted inEnvironment

At the mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana bears the burden of upstream runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?

Drew Costleyby Drew CostleyJune 20, 2024August 13, 2024
Fertilizer runoff from farmland, like these farms seen along the Mississippi River in Missouri on April 24, 2024, is a major contributor to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inEnvironment

Farm to Trouble: As conservation lags, so does progress in slashing Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’

Drew Costleyby Drew CostleyJune 19, 2024August 13, 2024
Part of the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone.
Posted inEnvironment

‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to be bigger than average this summer

Drew Costleyby Drew CostleyJune 14, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inEnvironment

Endangered whale spotted in western Gulf faces industrial dangers

Tristan Baurick by Tristan Baurick May 13, 2024December 11, 2024
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Posted inNews

On this day: Deepwater Horizon oil spill

JBrionneHelaire by J’Brionne Helaire April 20, 2023August 11, 2023
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