The proposal cites a "surging national demand for electricity." ...

At least seven people are dead from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the warm coastal waters along the Gulf of Mexico.

Every summer, a large area of low-oxygen water forms in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. This area is called the “dead zone” because marine life there dies. Scientists have been ...

The Atlantic is gearing up for the likelihood of its next tropical storm, Bertha, after the formation of a tropical depression on Sunday ...

A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning and is expected to reach tropical storm strength as it approaches the Florida Panhandle early in the coming week, according to the ...

Occidental Petroleum has announced a new oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, underscoring the region’s continued importance for U.S. energy supply amid global uncertainty. The ...

The deal would give SpaceX control of an 18-mile stretch of marshland southwest of Lafayette. The site, known as Pecan Island ...

Scientists on board a research vessel have found a smaller “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico than initially expected this summer. At approximately 1,332 square miles, the zone is the second-smallest ...

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