Jul. 6—Oil production in New Mexico is up, and industry spills are down. The Center for Western Priorities released oil and gas spill data last month as part of an annual Mountain West spills report.

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, U.S. — Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a finger pointing into the Gulf of Mexico. Past ...

The silhouette of a drill head, backlit by a vibrant sunset, is visible from Route 550 just outside Farmington, N.M., on Oct. 26, 2021. (Photo by Isabel Koyama / Howard Center for Investigative ...

White House puts pressure on BP, as BP denies responsibility for spill accident. May 3, 2010 — -- With the White House putting pressure on BP today, company executives promised to clean up the ...

Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...

THE ATF IS STILL INVESTIGATING. WELL, DATA SHOWS OIL PRODUCTION IS UP IN NEW MEXICO AND SPILLS ARE DOWN. A NEW REPORT OBTAINED FROM THE CENTER FOR WESTERN PRIORITIES SHOWS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ...

Off Grand Isle, Louisiana, is a sportfishing paradise, where dolphins escort Captain Craig Bielkiewicz's charter boat into the Gulf of Mexico. He wanted to show off what matters there: the redfish are ...

Hurricanes can lead to a destructive domino effect. Hurricane Ida left a trail of destruction after slamming into the Gulf Coast, but offshore the Category 4 storm left something else in its wake: oil ...