The pipeline was closed by Main Pass Oil Gathering Company (MPOG) last Thursday after crude oil was spotted around 19 miles offshore of the Mississippi River Delta.

As climate disasters grow more costly, insurers aren't paying policies.

Sarasota Bay’s water quality has begun improving, though threats remain from warming sea temperatures, stormwater runoff, and the potential wide-ranging environmental impact of more than 200 million gallons of polluted waste released from the Piney Point phosphate plant in 2021, experts say.

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports.

More than 1 million gallons of oil have flowed into Gulf of Mexico waters following a pipeline leak first reported Friday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

When people talk about the great love stories of history, they often mention such figures as Marc Anthony and Cleopatra, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (not in a can), and Johnny and June Carter Cash, who got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout. But this roll call of romance leaves out one contemporary match made in Florida that I contend contains far more passion than all the rest.

Former County Commissioner and TBT publisher Joe McClash argues that changes to the local wetland protections are inconsistent with the county's comprehensive plan and not in the best interest of the general public

(Bloomberg) — A federal appeals court ordered the Biden administration to sell drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico within 37 days, a defeat for environmentalists who argued oil leasing and development in the region imperil a critically endangered whale.

Louisiana’s battle against land loss and sea-level rise has led to alarm over which parts of the state could actually vanish, and when. But the end for some communities may come long before the land beneath them disappears.

Judges overturned a state air pollution permit that was issued last year, arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emissions control requirements.

A new computerized climate modeling tool that combines multiple data streams to assess an area's risk of flooding shows almost the entire Texas coast is below the predicted flood level by 2050.

Red tide blooms are like chili: Everyone’s recipe is different, said one panel member at the "Red Tide in the Gulf Coast" discussion.

Sarasota and Manatee counties aim to spend as rising water temperatures and the legacy of Piney Point threaten positive momentum.

(The Center Square) – Efforts to better coordinate and improve Louisiana's resilience to storms and other natural disasters commenced on Monday with a new legislative task force.

With coastal erosion and rising sea levels threatening to swallow the state, many Louisiana residents are familiar with the effects of climate change.

Lawmakers don’t know, because they aren’t requiring data be collected on it.

The 2023 Sea Turtle Season ended on October 31st and for other parts of Florida, they’ve seen their nesting numbers tripled. Even FWC spokesperson, Tonya Long added, “widespread reports from nesting surveyors around the state are showing record-breaking years, especially for loggerheads and green turtles, as she described the phenomenon as "exciting."

PORT ARTHUR — The rich musical heritage of the U.S. Gulf Coast between Houston and New Orleans can now be heard online worldwide with the launch of Gulf Coast Museum Radio.

A year after Hurricane Ian ripped through southwest Florida, wealthy risk-takers are transforming one beach town.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a request by BP, Shell and Hilcorp to halt a lawsuit filed by Cameron Parish over similar wetlands disruption caused by those companies and to transfer the case to another location. The trial in their case is now scheduled to begin on Nov. 27.

Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.

The 1,650-acre Rio Grande Valley Reef has helped to restore the waterways off the coast of Texas. Could it help capture carbon, too? Researchers from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have been studying the largest artificial reef off the Texas coast. A year in, the results are promising.

This year’s total is the fifth highest overall since Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program program began 42 years ago.

Despite fishermen’s wishes to delay the season in hopes that oyster reefs recover from years of environmental stress, the state pushed ahead with a Nov. 1 start.

A year after Hurricane Ian ripped through southwest Florida, wealthy risk-takers are transforming one beach town.