At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill larger in magnitude and scope than any previous spill. Deepwater Horizon — an ultra-deepwater drilling platform ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

Oil Spill Awareness Quiz, Part 1 You know that the Gulf of Mexico is now the scene of one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, but how much do you really know about oil spills?

The BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of ... massive oil spill in California by telling officials to reject a ...

Colonizers have always coveted the Gulf of Mexico: its trade winds, ports, fish and shellfish, its deep pockets of oil and gas far beneath a basin floor of crashed, tectonic plates. “This superb ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...

Gulf Shores residents and visitors will soon be able to visit critical habitat for the Alabama Beach Mouse and other species that use Little Lagoon, with construction of a new park getting ...