BP’s New Oil Field Sets Precedent for Dangerous Drilling
BP’s new oil field has been approved, allowing ultra deep drilling in the Gulf.
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Oil and Gas Accountability
Healthy Gulf Urged Officials to Deny Air Products Permits
A new facility, the Louisiana “Clean” Energy Project (Air Products’ blue hydrogen/carbon capture and sequestration plan), is being planned within a half mile of a primary school in Sorrento. Yet nothing about this project is clean, and many residents were never consulted or informed about the project in advance. Above: Land cleared for the proposed
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LNG Summit of the Americas — Day 2 Recap
The wrap-up of the LNG Summit of the Americas was on Nov. 3rd 2022. There were several themes that solidified over the conference — namely concerns and discussion about the war in the Ukraine, as well as how the LNG industry can keep promoting itself as a “clean” fuel.
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Supreme Court EPA Decision Puts Lives at Risk
This week the Supreme Court delivered a decision on West Virginia v. EPA that limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gasses.
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Analysis shows More Than 2,200 Pollution Reports After Ida
Healthy Gulf released a report that reveals Hurricane Ida left a trail of oil, gas, and chemical pollution across Southeast Louisiana far beyond what was initially reported.
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Taylor Oil Leak Estimates Go Way Up
Last month, the federal government filed new reports suggesting that the Taylor Energy oil leak, which has been spewing oil into the Gulf for 14 years, is far larger than previously reported, and could be growing. According to the filings, Taylor Energy is leaking between 10,000 to 30,000 gallons of oil daily. This represents a
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Unspectacular Oil Spills
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
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Where Ocean Currents Converge
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
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Lawsuit Filed for Failure to Protect Endangered Species in the Gulf of Mexico
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
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8 Years Since BP Disaster, New Report Documents Oil and Gas Impacts
On April 19th, Gulf Restoration Network released a new report – “Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Mexico” – that reviews ongoing damages from offshore oil and gas development, announces a new tool to document GRN’s monitoring efforts, and highlights some of the most significant pollution events in 2017. The report also shares recommendations
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