Mexico’s Sheinbaum Threatens to Sue Google Over ‘Gulf of America’ Maps Change February 14, 2025 By Amy Stillman Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened a civil lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Drinking Water in Louisiana October 30, 2023 By Kevin McGill and Stephen Smith NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance`s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust...
Salt Water From Gulf of Mexico Threatens Louisiana Drinking Water September 26, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and...
Biden Administration Finalizes Stricter Rules to Prevent Offshore Blowouts in Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs August 24, 2023 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts...
UN Report Details Extent of Climate Change on Gulf Coast March 7, 2022 By Rebecca Santana and Curt Anderson Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020,...
Update: Earl Weakens from Hurricane to Tropical Storm as It Crosses Belize August 4, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Earl* will continue to weaken as it crosses Belize after coming ashore early Thursday with drenching rains and...
Update: Tropical Storm Earl Set to Become a Hurricane as It Heads to Belize August 3, 2016 By Angelina Rascouet and Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Earl, forecast to grow into a hurricane, may just graze Mexico’s oil-rich Bay of Campeche as it heads...
Storm Brewing Over Yucatan Peninsula Threatens Texas and Louisiana June 15, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The Atlantic’s second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas...
Non-Covered Claims May Exhaust Primary Limits, Trigger Umbrella July 10, 2014 By Burke Coleman A recent ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana clarified that an umbrella policy may be triggered...
Tropical Depression in Gulf of Mexico Strengthens, Closes Ports September 13, 2013 A tropical depression in the southern Gulf of Mexico is strengthening, prompting the closure of two top oil export terminals,...