When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, it led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, ...

By Ned Randolph Ned Randolph covers environmental justice in the southern United States. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we learn why the City of Toronto thinks spending $1.4 billion to renaturalize ...

The last major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the 2010 Deepwater Horizon event. Then, a BP-operated platform exploded, causing around 134 million gallons, of oil to discharge.

Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by ...

THE GULF OF MEXICO IS STILL VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVING SPILLS ON A SMALLER SCALE. BUT BUT BUT OVER THE LONG TERM, IT CAN REALLY ADD UP. 15 YEARS LATER, SINCE THE BP OIL SPILL, THE STATE ...

Whales and dolphins: Still suffering The BP oil spill hit marine life in the Gulf of Mexico hard, with some animals still struggling while others are bouncing back.

Florida officially recognized "Gulf of America" as the name for the former Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks. The change follows a federal executive order by President Trump ...

The Department of Interior Thursday released an analysis of fossil fuel deposits showing an additional 1.30 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental shelf.

"This is America dropping its pants and showing its empire tattoos,” San Diego State professor William Nericcio tells Gustavo Arellano after Trump renames the Gulf of Mexico.

Companies with much to lose, and gain, from the Trump administration are honoring the president’s rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico.