Hold Industry Accountable

I should start this story with a hook. Something spectacular. I could take a step back and remind you of the 140 million gallons of crude oil ” released’ by Pemex into the Gulf in 1979. I could reiterate the devastating loss of human life and environmental suffering caused by Deepwater Horizon. I could. But

The ocean has a way of bringing things together. Its many sea currents dip, dive and swirl through the Gulf of Mexico delivering critical nutrients, plants, and animals exactly where they need to be. A baby turtle slips into the tide, one of only a few to survive the short, sandy trek from the nest

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration for Failing to Protect Gulf of Mexico Wildlife from Offshore Drilling Agencies have failed to hold legal consultation on offshore drilling after Deepwater Horizon disaster TAMPA, Fla.- Earthjustice, on behalf of three conservation groups, sued the Trump administration today for failing to complete a legally required consultation about offshore drilling’s harms

The on-again, off-again saga of drilling off the Florida coast is…on again. Well, apparently it was never really off. Just a few days after the Trump administration proposed opening nearly the entire U.S. coast to drilling, including the long off-limits eastern Gulf of Mexico off Florida, there came a hasty announcement from Interior Secretary Ryan