Biden Administration Drops Offshore Drilling Auctions: WSJ The Biden administration has canceled plans to auction drilling rights in two regions in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the coast of Alaska, Benzinga · May 13, 2022
Fishing gear and plastic bag pieces found in the stomach of a dead sperm whale in Keys Biologists conducting an necropsy on a sperm whale that beached itself in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Keys said they found man-made materials in the mammal’s stomach that likely contributed to its death. Miami Herald · May 12, 2022
Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska The Independent UK · May 12, 2022
Biden administration cancels 3 major offshore oil lease sales in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska Green groups hailed the move, energy firms accused the administration of discussing the need for more supply only to restrict it. Axios · May 12, 2022
SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home with Midnight Splashdown SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s taxi service. The three US astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022
SpaceX: Elon Musk's space taxi service brings four astronauts back to Earth Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico Wales Online · May 6, 2022
ACE Winches opens new facility in Texas with $6.5m investment 10 new jobs set to be created as the company expands into the green energy market Insider UK · May 3, 2022
Gulf of Mexico oil drilling makes too-little, too-late comeback A new wave of oil platforms is sweeping into the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as crude prices are riding historic levels and demand for barrels is higher than ever. Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022
Wreckage of 207-year-old whaling ship destroyed in storm found in Gulf of Mexico The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unearthed Industry, a 64-foot-long vessel which was cast to the bottom of the sea when a strong storm snapped its mast Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022
Wreck of 200-year-old whaling ship may have been found in Gulf of Mexico The brig, just 64 feet long, had been built in 1815 in Westport, Mass., and was a 20-year veteran of the whaling industry The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022
Wreck of only sunken Gulf whaler discovered 190 years later Researchers say they've found what's believed to be the wreck of the only whaling ship known to sink in the Gulf of Mexico The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Trump plane makes emergency landing after engine failure A plane carrying former President Donald Trump was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans last weekend after suffering engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
Plane carrying Trump reportedly made emergency landing after engine failure Incident occurred over Gulf of Mexico as former president returned to Florida from rally in New Orleans on Saturday night The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2022
Donald Trump’s plane made emergency landing in New Orleans after engine failure over Gulf of Mexico RNC scrambles to get another private plane from donors as first borrowed jet fails The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022 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
Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 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
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 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 Conversation · Feb 10, 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.
Salon · Feb 6, 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
Mic · Jan 31, 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.
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 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 Guardian - US · 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
Tribune News Service · 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.
Axios · 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.
The Independent UK · 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