Gulf Coast
Amtrak Is Streaming an Empty Railroad on Twitch to Beef With Freight Rail Companies
Amtrak wants to run two round-trip trains a day between Mobile and New Orleans. Freight companies are fighting it. So Amtrak is taking it to Twitch.
“We’re not OK:” Panama City’s poor are still devastated after Hurricane Michael
“People just need to know that we’re not going to be OK, we’re not OK.”
Toxic Red Tide Spreads From Florida's Gulf Coast Into Atlantic Waters
Beaches were temporarily closed in Miami and Palm Beach this week as Florida's algae bloom spread.
Toxic algae is killing thousands of fish in Florida and making people sick
“When the fish are washing up by the thousands, people understand that it’s not healthy for them to be swimming or fishing in those waters."
The Hurricane Footage These 'Storm Chasers' Took Will Make Your Palms Sweat
The duo claims they're doing a "public service" by filming themselves wading around in flooded casinos and parking garages during the worst of Hurricane Nate.
Watch a Monster Truck Save an Army Vehicle from Houston Floodwaters
Drivers from the Dallas racetrack "Rednecks with Paychecks" brought five jacked-up trucks into Houston to do rescue work.
This Mattress Store Owner Has Taken in Hundreds of Harvey Victims
More than 400 displaced residents have taken refuge in Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale's furniture superstores.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Hurricane Harvey toll climbs to at least nine, North Korea fires missile over Japan, two killed in mass shooting at New Mexico library, and more.
35,000 People Gathered to Throw Dead Fish on a Beach This Weekend
For over 31 years, people have been flocking to the Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar for the honor of throwing a one-pound mullet as far as they can.
Oysters in the Gulf of Mexico Are Still Screwed
We may have lost up to 508 million pounds of oyster meat thanks to the BP oil spill of 2010.
Canada’s Prime Minister Reminds Hillary Clinton That Americans Support Keystone
"This is not a debate between Canada and the US. We know the American people support the project," Stephen Lecce, a spokesperson for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said.
How the Biggest, Most Expensive Oil Spill in History Changed Nothing at All
Why the Deepwater Horizon spill failed to inspire reform.