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Turtle Release in Orange Beach
Heading to the beach this Memorial Day holiday be mindful it's sea turtle nesting season. This season will be especially important in monitoring our coastal recovery from the BP oil spill and now there is one more turtle to consider....
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Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
LAFITTE, La. (AP) Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of the gritty fishing town of Lafite, La., as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear. This spring, catches are down,
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Texas company admits oil spills in La bayous
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A Texas-based independent oil company has admitted that its negligence caused three oil spills in Jefferson Parish bayous. Cedyco Corp. of Houston agreed to pay a $557,000 fine and stop operating in Louisiana as part of a
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Judge to weigh lifting engineer's travel limits
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A federal magistrate has scheduled a hearing on a former BP engineer's request for permission to travel freely throughout the U.S. while he awaits a trial on charges he deleted text messages about the oil company's response
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Plaquemines seeks to restore Cat Island
CAT ISLAND, La. (AP) Plaquemines Parish plans to restore tiny Cat Island so it doesn't disappear. Parish President Bill Nungesser says the island will not survive should a major storm move through the Gulf this year. He said Monday that
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Feds release oil spill investigation documents
MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) Federal authorities released photographs and 5,000 pages of documents Monday related to a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted the Kalamazoo River and a tributary nearly two years ago. The National Transportation Safety Board expects this
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Ex-BP engineer challenges travel restrictions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for a federal judge's permission to travel freely throughout the U.S. while
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Man gets prison for oil-spill fraud
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) A 28-year-old Gulfport man has been sentenced to prison for 37 months and ordered to make restitution of $27,000 for fraud involving an oil-spill recovery claim. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/KHwbNI ) Moses W. Keys was sentenced
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Judge recuses herself from ex-BP engineer's case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A federal judge in New Orleans has recused herself from the criminal case against a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Montana looks for more Exxon oil from 2011 spill
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Montana officials said Wednesday they are investigating several sites with suspected oil left over from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break last year, but recent tests showed at least one such site downstream of the spill is oil-free.
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Mont. looks for oil on river; 1 site appears clean
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Montana officials said Wednesday they are investigating several sites with suspected oil left over from an Exxon Mobil pipeline break last year, but recent testing shows one such site just downstream of the spill to be crude-free.
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Water district under investigation for oil spills
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The agency that supplies much of Silicon Valley with drinking water is facing possible civil prosecution for repeatedly spilling hydraulic oil in its reservoirs. In a letter to the Santa Clara Valley Water District, county prosecutors
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State: Yellowstone River samples don't have oil
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A Montana environmental official says no oil was found in samples of suspected contaminated water collected from along the Yellowstone River near last year's Exxon Mobil pipeline break. Laura Alvey with the state Department of Environmental Quality
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Fla. county approves changes after oil spill fraud
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) Amid a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of funds paid by BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a Panhandle county made big changes Tuesday in the way it oversees spending for promotion of
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Former BP worker claims evidence proves innocence
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about how much oil was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claims evidence that was not given to federal investigators will prove his
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Former BP worker: evidence proves him innocent
NEW ORLEANS (AP) A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about how much oil was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico claims evidence federal investigators did not possess will prove him innocent. In
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Man accused of defrauding spill victims' fund
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Federal prosecutors say a 41-year-old businessman who moved to New Orleans from Georgia after the catastrophic BP oil spill in 2010 has been charged with defrauding a compensation fund set up for victims. The Justice Department says
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Delay sought in oil spill fraud sentencing
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) An attorney for a man convicted of fraudulently asking for assistance after the Gulf oil spill wants to delay his sentencing so the lawyer can have more time to review a mental evaluation. Bobby Earl Key pleaded
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Fla. county to examine possible theft of BP funds
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) Investigators are scheduled to update Okaloosa County commissioners on their widening investigation into the possible theft of tourism funds provided by BP in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Tuesday's meeting comes less
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Test Results from Perdido Pass Tarmat 'Inconclusive'
Test results of an oily sheen taken by the Coast Guard last weekend in Perdido Pass are back. The sheen is thought to have come from an submerged oil mat struck by a dredging crew on the north side of the bridge....
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New Marketing Campaign To Push Ala. Seafood
Gulf Coast promoters are launching a new marketing campaign to increase sales of Alabama seafood....
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Governor Barbour Warns People To Be Vigilant
Governor Haley Barbour gave a status update Friday on the state's flood response in Yazoo City. He says he wants people to remain just as vigilant about their safety as they have been.
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Accepting Nominations for the 2011 Gulf Guardian Award
Nominations are due by March 31, 2011.
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