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Tropical Storm Lee to bring heavy rains, flooding to Gulf coast

New Orleans - Tropical storm warnings have been issued from Alabama to Lousiana, including the New Orleans area, with heavy flooding expected from Tropical Storm Lee. Lee is predicted to dump up to 20 inches of rain over the region throughout the Labor Day weekend.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 2 comments

Oil clean-up chemical dispersants more dangerous than oil itself?

The use of chemical dispersants to clean up the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast may be more damaging to the ecosystem than the oil itself, according to preliminary findings by University of West Florida researchers.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Endangered sea turtles washing up on Gulf coast, left to rot

Gulfport - New reports emerging from the US Gulf coast show an unusually high number of endangered sea turtles stranded along Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama shorelines, with government officials lax in their responsibility of documenting and testing them.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 5 comments

Obama administration restricts findings on Gulf’s dead dolphins

Biloxi - The Obama administration has issued a gag order on data over the recent spike of dead dolphins, including many stillborn infants, washing up on Mississippi and Alabama shorelines, and scientists say the restriction undermines the scientific process.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 12 comments

Study: BP’s spill on human health effects being launched

Washington - A long-term study on human health effects related to last year’s BP oil spill is set to be launched and is considered groundbreaking, as there is “ surprisingly little information” available on those long-term effects after a spill.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 6 comments

Op-Ed: Gulf Coast oil disaster an exercise in secrecy and deception

The fallacies about the Gulf Coast oil disaster being over are nothing but propaganda being used to mislead an unsuspecting public. People are dying to keep keep the true magnitude of the disaster covered up and the crisis is far from over

In the Media by Bill Lindner - 5 comments

Pres Obama & family to vacation on Florida's Gulf Coast in August

President Obama is putting his money where his mouth is. He and his family will take a weekend vacation next month to the disaster-hit Gulf Coast of Florida, before going on to a longer vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg - 2 comments

Revised Gulf Coast 'safety zone' rule allows credentialed media

The U.S. Coast Guard rescinded orders banning reporters and journalists from being within 20-meters of a BP 'safety zone.' Now, with two exceptions, credentialed media will have unfettered access to the spill areas

In the Media by Bill Lindner - 1 comment

New rule makes violating BP oil spill 'safety zone' criminal

Anyone breaching a 20-meter safety zone established by the Coast Guard around all Deepwater Horizon clean-up and response operations may face fines and felony charges

In the Media by Bill Lindner - 10 comments

Health concerns emerge over BP oil spill

Seventy-three days after the Gulf Coast oil crisis began, people are being advised to avoid some coastal areas affected by the BP oil spill. Also, there are concerns over the health and safety of workers involved in clean-up efforts.

In the Media by Bill Lindner - 5 comments

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Cessna with unresponsive pilot crashes into Gulf

A twin-engine Cessna 421 private aircraft that was circling over the Gulf of Mexico with an unresponsive pilot has crashed into the ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard says.

Gulf Coast fishermen still reeling from BP oil spill

In several fishing communities along the Gulf Coast of the southern U.S., shrimp and crab catches are down, docks are idle and anxiety is growing that the ill effects of the massive BP oil spill of two years ago may be far from over.

Gulf Coast fishermen still reeling from BP oil spill

Texas drought threatens whooping cranes

Raising its slim, white neck out of the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, one of the world's last surviving whooping cranes hungrily searches a Texas marsh for the blue crabs and berries it devours during its annual migration to the Gulf Coast.

Shell reports oil sheen near Gulf wells

Royal Dutch Shell says it is confident a 16-kilometre oil sheen spotted in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast didn't originate from its operations in the area.