Gulf of Mexico

A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is heading toward Florida.A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is heading toward Florida.

A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is heading toward Florida.

Photo: Workers remove sargassum from a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in June. Here’s what you should know. CNN…

2 years ago
How an Old Law Is Helping Fight New Plastic ProblemsHow an Old Law Is Helping Fight New Plastic Problems

How an Old Law Is Helping Fight New Plastic Problems

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing…

5 years ago
Report: Galveston Bay Shows Resiliency, But Some Worrisome FactorsReport: Galveston Bay Shows Resiliency, But Some Worrisome Factors

Report: Galveston Bay Shows Resiliency, But Some Worrisome Factors

Photo: Lisa Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Houston Advanced Research Center, was on Houston Matters to discuss the findings…

6 years ago
The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlifeThe women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife

The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife

Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for…

6 years ago
14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history

14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history

Photo: An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda)…

6 years ago
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