In response, Florida voters banned drilling in state waters. During his first term, President Donald Trump used his authority to prevent further drilling in the Southeast, including off Florida’s Gulf Coast, for a decade. However, the impacts of the BP oil spill on wildlife and fishing are still felt across the Panhandle today.

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors are set to pen a resolution in opposition to offshore drilling for oil and gas. The Department of the Interior is reviewing a five-year program for offshore oil and gas lease sales, following much urging ...

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors penned a resolution opposing offshore oil and gas drilling, in the wake of federal moves to open up waters for new leases for fossil fuel extraction. The board voted three in support, with Supervisor ...

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil leaking to the surface daily, it has become an ...