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Tech

The Gulf of Mexico’s ‘Dead Zone’ Is Now the Size of Connecticut

08.04.21

By Radhamely De Leon
Tech

The Oil Company Behind the Gulf Fireball Is Blaming a Lightning Strike

07.06.21

By Audrey Carleton
Pulse

The Ocean Caught Fire – Awesome

07.03.21

By Matthew Champion
Tech

Watch This ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ Crawl the Deep Southern Ocean

10.22.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Louisiana’s Plan to Punch a Hole in the Mississippi River

08.29.17

By Rosemary Westwood
Tech

Sea Life Is Suffocating in a ‘Dead Zone’ the Size of New Jersey

08.02.17

By Caroline Haskins
Pulse

A Mexican lawmaker tweeted about Trump from the top of the border wall

03.03.17

By Kevin Urgiles
Tech

Mutated Fish Still Haunt Louisiana’s Fishermen After the BP Oil Spill

02.09.17

By Rosemary Westwood
Tech

Why Voters Should Be Concerned About Clinton’s Environmental Promises

08.16.16

By Sarah Emerson
Pulse

A Desperate Attempt to Save the World’s Smallest Porpoise Could End Up Killing It Off

06.07.16

By Gabriela Gorbea
Pulse

In Photos: Shell’s Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

05.16.16

By VICE News and Reuters
Pulse

Shell Oil Spill Prompts Renewed Calls for a Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico

05.13.16

By Matt Smith

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