UN report paints dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico's future Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017 The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
Woman grapples with cruise ship security before 'jumping' overboard and vanishing New footage, recorded moments before a woman reportedly jumped overboard from the Carnival Valor cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, shows her struggling with the ship's security Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022
Carnival cruise passenger goes overboard in Gulf of Mexico after alleged hot tub altercation The Carnival Valor vessel was 150 miles off the shore of Louisiana when the 32-year-old went overboard The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022
How autonomous underwater robots can spot oil plumes after an ocean spill On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, sank in the Gulf of Mexico and terrified the world. This horrific accident — recorded as the largest oil spill in history — killed 11 workers and released 210 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean. The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022
Judge halts oil and gas leases A federal judge halts the Department of Interior's decision to lease more than 80 million acres in Gulf of Mexico Salon · Feb 6, 2022
A judge just slammed Biden’s plans for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico The administration’s environmental analysis amounted to a “serious failing” and was made in “grave error,” the court said. Mic · Jan 31, 2022
Court ruling gives Biden chance for reset on climate policy President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022
US judge blocks sale of Gulf of Mexico drilling leases over climate concerns Federal judge rules that Biden administration did not properly consider the leases’ impact upon the climate crisis The Guardian - US · Jan 28, 2022
Biden's Gulf of Mexico offshore oil lease plan voided by US judge The sale of offshore oil and gas leases on more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico was canceled by a U.S. judge who ordered regulators to take a harder look at the impact on climate change. Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022
Judge nixes Gulf of Mexico oil leases in climate-focused ruling "Barreling full-steam ahead with blinders on was simply not a reasonable action" for the Interior Department, judge said. Axios · Jan 28, 2022
Federal judge throws out oil lease sale in Gulf of Mexico A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration failed to conduct a proper environmental review The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022