(Natural News) Scientists have discovered a new species of shark lurking off the Gulf of Mexico. However, this isn’t a terrifyingly large shark that can eat humans whole. This shark is small and can glow in the dark. The new shark, known as the American pocket shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis), is only the second species of […]

(Natural News) New research published on Wednesday, February 12, in the journal Science Advances reveals that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is larger than previous studies showed. The oil spill was found to have spread farther than previously estimated, but it was not discovered until recently because much of the oil was invisible to satellite imagery. The […]

(Natural News) Raw sewage from arriving aircraft at the George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas is being routinely dumped into storm drains that ultimately flush into the Gulf of Mexico, Natural News has learned in an exclusive investigation. Raw sewage from incoming flights is suctioned from airplane toilets via a powerful suction […]

(Natural News) Remember when British Petroleum (BP), Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips indiscriminately dumped tens of thousands of gallons of Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico to supposedly remedy the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster? Well according to experts, this nasty chemical concoction is still floating around in that giant “bathtub,” and is actually now eating away […]

(Natural News) Researchers recently published the results of two years of studying ocean garbage that washed up on the shores of the Gulf states. They found that plastic is the most common type of trash; that Texas ends up with the most coastal debris; and that spring and summer months are the worst. Trash in […]

(Natural News) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems to make the wrong decision at every turn when it comes to protecting the environment and human health. From its unholy alliance with Monsanto – which has led to the dousing of American croplands with cancer-causing glyphosate – to raising the limit on radioactive elements in drinking […]

(Natural News) Scientists have recently announced the largest oceanic dead zone ever recorded, located in the Gulf of Mexico, just off the coast of Louisiana and the mouth of the Mississippi River. A dead zone is an area of water that is unable to support marine life – it is almost completely devoid of oxygen due […]

(Natural News) Every year, a hypoxic zone appears along the Gulf of Mexico. Otherwise known as a “dead zone,” it is an area of water that contains little to no oxygen. The significantly reduced levels essentially makes the body of water a biological desert. Hypoxic zones usually occur around summertime. But while these areas are […]