Oil and water – and oysters – don’t mix
Drilling for oil in the Apalachicola River flood plain conflicts with restoration plans for the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery.
Tag: BP Deepwater Horizon
Latest oil spill highlights the need to protect the remaining Rice’s whales
On Nov. 16, a new devastating oil spill hit the Gulf of Mexico, when the Main Pass pipeline spilled 1.1 ...
Officials call on Biden to prevent offshore drilling leases; scientists rush to rescue corals
More than 100 elected officials from across the country, including 28 from Florida, signed a letter to Biden.
Florida tops list for climate risks; study finds $30 billion cost to plug old Gulf oil wells
Florida's exposure to hurricanes make it "uniquely susceptible" to physical risk, according to the study, followed by wildfires and floods.
Report finds that Deepwater Horizon disaster may happen again; Florida House, Senate have gap on invasive species funding
Oceana fears that a disaster similar to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may happen in the future.
Florida’s coasts at risk on anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By Susan Glickman  It’s been 12 years since an explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Thanks for the oil drilling ban, Mr. President, but you’re no Teddy Roosevelt
Palm Beach Post Editorial Board It was President Donald Trump, self-styled superhero, who descended on Jupiter last week, swooping into ...
Earth Day anniversary is a chance to celebrate 50 years of progress and recommit to the goal of saving our planet
By Katrina Erwin, The CLEO Institute The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22 and we should look back ...
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