Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico’s 'Dead Zone' Is Now the Size of Connecticut
The 'dead zone' is caused by nutrient pollution and renders a swath of the Gulf uninhabitable for wildlife. This year, it's absolutely massive.
The Oil Company Behind the Gulf Fireball Is Blaming a Lightning Strike
A gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday caused a raging subaquatic fireball, raising concerns about the safety of offshore oil and gas development and climate change.
The Ocean Caught Fire – Awesome
It looks like a bad CGI render of the hellmouth opening up, but a fire really did rage on the ocean’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico following a pipeline leak.
Watch This 'Headless Chicken Monster' Crawl the Deep Southern Ocean
This unusually mobile species of sea cucumber has only been captured on film once before, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana’s Plan to Punch a Hole in the Mississippi River
To save coastline, the state is attempting the “most important environmental construction project in US history.”
Sea Life Is Suffocating in a 'Dead Zone' the Size of New Jersey
Sea life could be unable to survive in thousands of miles of ocean.
Mutated Fish Still Haunt Louisiana’s Fishermen After the BP Oil Spill
The devastating spill completely revolutionized oil spill research.
Why Voters Should Be Concerned About Clinton’s Environmental Promises
A fact check of Clinton’s speeches exposes contradictions between what she says and how she votes.
A Desperate Attempt to Save the World's Smallest Porpoise Could End Up Killing It Off
An international committee of scientists says the only way to save the vaquita porpoise from extinction could be breeding it in pens, but others say this could accelerate the demise of the marine mammal that only lives in the Gulf of California.
In Photos: Shell's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
An undersea pipeline 90 miles off the Louisiana coast leaked roughly 90,000 gallons of oil last week — and, over the weekend, dozens of activists around the country were arrested during anti-fossil fuel protests.
Shell Oil Spill Prompts Renewed Calls for a Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico
An offshore rig operated by Royal Dutch Shell leaked over 88,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico — a region which produces 17 percent of the nation's crude and supports a quarter of a million jobs.