Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana Environmentalists and Fishermen Commemorate the BP Spill Anniversary
Louisiana bore the brunt of the spill and many residents say their livelihoods continue to suffer five years after a blowout that killed 11 workers and spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico for three months.
Tar Balls, Disappearing Islands, and 'Unexplained Mortality Events': Five Years After the BP Disaster
Many questions about the extent of environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico remain unresolved, say scientists.
VICE News Capsule - Monday, April 20
Police stations provide safe haven for foreigners in South Africa, Central American migrants rally against border security program, US veterans and activists visit Agent Orange center, and it's five years since the BP Gulf Of Mexico oil spill.
Ahead of BP Spill Anniversary, the Obama Administration Has Proposed New Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rules
Gulf residents, environmentalists, and a former regulator say the rules are too little, too late.
Is It Okay to Drill in the Arctic? It's Complicated, According to the Obama Administration
The administration is poised to green light Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean, while it has asked Congress to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling.
Nearly Five Years After the BP Spill, Animals Are Still Dying in the Gulf of Mexico
A new report by the National Wildlife Federation says dolphins continue to die, while the recovery of sea turtles has stalled and corals continue to show signs of damage from exposure to oil.
The Plan to Turn Toxic Algal Blooms into Energy
How researchers want to turn one of our worst environmental problems into fuel for the future.
Watch Our HBO Report on the Lasting Effects of the BP Oil Spill
VICE co-founder Shane Smith heads down to Louisiana to see what sort of damage the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still doing to the Gulf of Mexico.
Connecticut-Sized Dead Zones Are Killing Off Fish Worldwide
It’s a bleak time to be a seafood lover: not only is overfishing reducing our menu options, but huge swaths of polluted ocean waters are killing off species, too. And global warming is speeding the process along.
Techno-Reefs Are Growing
Scientists are debating the pros and cons of turning decommissioned oil rigs into replacements for coral reefs.
US Supreme Court Rejects BP Request for Review of Gulf of Mexico Spill Settlement
The oil major agreed to an estimated $8 billion settlement in 2012 but has since said companies with no apparent connection to the spill were being awarded payments.
Primary Sources: How BP Lobbied the EPA to Let it Continue Being a 'Business Partner of the Government'
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil-spill disaster, BP compiled a 72-page report for the EPA to demonstrate how much the oil behemoth had changed.