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Federal Judge Throws Out Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico
A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration did not adequately take into account its effect ongreenhouse gas emissions.
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SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth, Ending 200-Day Flight
Among the upbeat milestones: four spacewalks to enhance the station’s solar power, a movie-making visit by a Russian film crew and the first-ever space harvest of chile peppers.
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Nicholas Hits as a Cat. 1 Hurricane Then Slows, Dumps Rain Along Gulf Coast
Nicholas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it headed toward landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast and it was expected to bring heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana.
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After Ida Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, Divers Put Containment Dome on Pipeline
Houston-based Talos Energy said in a statement that its oil spill response contractor had installed the containment dome Monday evening, allowing for the recovery of the oil.
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Divers Identify Broken Pipeline as Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in La.
Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as a one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open.
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Cleanup Boats on Scene of Large Gulf Oil Spill Following Ida
The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida
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Gulf of Mexico's ‘Dead Zone' Larger Than Average This Year
Researchers say this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is larger than average.
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Shrinking the Gulf of Mexico's Massive ‘Dead Zone'
The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” is a region as large as the size of Massachusetts where there is very little oxygen in the water and ocean life can’t thrive. But to find a key source of “dead zone” pollutants, you have to travel up the Mississippi River to the farm belt of the Upper Midwest. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson...
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Search for 9 Missing From Capsized Boat in Gulf on 6th Day
The search for nine crew members missing from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana is continuing for a sixth day.
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Mini Parade of Rescued Young Sea Turtles Released Into Gulf
A small parade of rescued young sea turtles has headed into the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana — a bright note in a tough season for sea turtles.
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Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
Hurricane Delta made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on Wednesday with winds reaching an estimated 110 mph.
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Paulette Rolls Toward Bermuda; Sally Threatens Gulf Coast
Residents of Bermuda are urged by forecasters to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette
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Watch: Boaters Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Gulf of Mexico
Five people were rescued near Florida’s Gulf Coast after their boat capsized Saturday.
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Marco Down to Tropical Storm Near Louisiana, Laura Over Cuba
Hurricane Marco has weakened to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico as closes in on the Louisiana coast, while Tropical Storm Laura has killed at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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2 NASA Astronauts Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico
NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday completing the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
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SpaceX Capsule and NASA Crew Make 1st Splashdown in 45 Years
Two NASA astronauts have returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown carried out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company
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Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf, Expected to Intensify
A tropical depression that formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to become a tropical storm in the coming hours, with heavy rains already causing deadly flash flooding in parts of southern Mexico and Central America.
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NASA Astronaut Anne McClain on SpaceX and Heading to the Stars
There are few people who can describe the emotions felt by NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as they embarked on their mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Anne McClain just happens to be one of them.
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10 Years After BP Spill: Oil Drilled Deeper; Rules Relaxed
Ten years ago, an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico
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Sparkling Waters Hide Some Lasting Harm From 2010 Oil Spill
Ten years after the nation’s biggest offshore oil spill fouled its waters, the Gulf of Mexico sparkles in the sunlight and its fish are safe to eat