Gulf Of Mexico

From Texas Standard:The lionfish is a scourge in the Gulf of Mexico. It's a beautiful creature, but not native to that body of water, and that causes…

Without a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, coral reefs throughout the Gulf of Mexico are likely to face widespread bleaching and…

An oxygen-sapping, fish-killing swath of algae is headed to Gulf of Mexico this summer.Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

An oxygen-deprived “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico would take decades to reverse, according to a study from the University of Waterloo in Canada.The…

From Texas Standard:While many diners delight in slurping the slimy meat out of an oyster, less attention goes to the oyster shell. Typically, they’re…

A record-setting "dead zone," where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer. One major cause is pollution from farms.

From Texas Standard:Weather watchers are tracking ominous activity in the Gulf of Mexico. An Air Force Reserve helicopter is on standby, ready to fly to a…

The Gulf of Mexico accounts for more than 20 percent of U.S. domestic oil production. But few see these operations far offshore.

The extent of the environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the BP oil disaster is largely unknown to the public; much of the data remains…

Texas health authorities are expanding their warning that some people should not eat certain fish from the Gulf of Mexico.The Texas Department of State…