Administration hits the brakes on proposal to expand offshore drilling in Atlantic
April 25, 2019, 3:04 p.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
The Department of the Interior says it's waiting to let a recent ruling that bans similar drilling in the Arctic.
How seismic blasting affects marine animals
February 25, 2019, 12:27 p.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
Airguns can wreak havoc in a marine ecosystem.
Giant deep sea coral reef discovered off South Carolina coast
August 26, 2018, 5:29 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
It stretches for at least 85 miles and is likely the keystone source of the region's fisheries.
Shell backs off Arctic 'for the foreseeable future'
September 28, 2015, 2:24 p.m. by Russell McLendon
The oil giant has spent billions on a quest to drill off Alaska, but now it's abruptly putting those plans on ice.
5 dangers of oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean
May 12, 2015, 5:15 p.m. by Russell McLendon
The U.S. just gave Shell conditional approval to drill for oil off Alaska. Here are 5 reasons why that's a bad idea.
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are mysteriously vanishing
April 20, 2015, 4:24 p.m. by Russell McLendon
Five years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the endangered reptiles are one of several species still suffering from enigmatic declines.
Oil spill 'footprint' found on Gulf of Mexico floor
February 5, 2015, 2:30 p.m. by Russell McLendon
Five years later, scientists may have finally found up to 10 million gallons of missing oil from the 2010 BP spill.
4 reasons why Alaska's Bristol Bay is worth protecting
December 17, 2014, 2:54 p.m. by Russell McLendon
President Obama has blocked future oil and gas drilling in the bay, which provides 40 percent of U.S. wild-caught seafood.
'Big Men' oil documentary gets big boost from Brad Pitt
March 17, 2014, 11:23 a.m. by Michael d'Estries
Actor's decision to support director Rachel Boynton's new film gains her unprecedented access into the inner-workings of the billion-dollar oil industry.
The world's 10 most polluted places
November 6, 2013, 1 p.m. by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
The Blacksmith Institute's list features locations where the air or the water is fraught with nuclear, chemical, petroleum and industrial waste.
Halliburton admits erasing files after oil spill
July 26, 2013, 10:54 a.m. by Russell McLendon
The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Latest blowout highlights Gulf drilling dangers
July 25, 2013, 5:42 p.m. by Russell McLendon
Workers fled the leaking natural gas well hours before it caught fire, once again shedding light on the Gulf of Mexico's risky relationship with offshore drilling.
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