Orange Beach Increased Water Testing After 2010 Corexit Report
A 2010 WKRG report said Orange Beach officials planned additional testing after a resident's samples were reported to contain Corexit.
Bayfest 2010 Ticket Sales Jump 50 Percent, Draw Buyers From Overseas
Online ticket sales for this year’s Bayfest are running roughly 50 percent ahead of last year’s pace, and the demand is coming from farther away than festival organizers expected. Buyers…
Oil Washed Ashore Again in Gulf Shores in August 2010
A 2010 WKRG report said oil and tar washed ashore near Gulf State Park after Gulf conditions stirred up material.
Gulf Restoration Network’s Aaron Viles Headlined Sierra Club Meeting at 5 Rivers After the BP Spill
Less than four months after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster began fouling Gulf waters, the Mobile Bay Group of the Sierra Club turned its August 3, 2010 meeting over to…
Mobile Native and Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Mike deGruy Surveys Deepwater Horizon Damage Firsthand
When the Deepwater Horizon well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 2010, Mobile native Mike deGruy did not wait to be asked. The Santa Barbara-based…
Gulf Shores Surf Shops Say Business Is Cratering as Oil Spill Claims Drag On
Surf and skate retailers along the Alabama and Florida Panhandle coast say the BP oil spill has gutted their busiest season of the year, and that a slow, confusing claims…
BP Says Its Mobile Spill Response Pumped Millions Into Local Real Estate, Labor and Vendors
BP told local business leaders this week that its Deepwater Horizon spill-response operations based in Mobile have leaned heavily on local real estate, transportation, vendors and labor, offering some of…
Gulf Shores Couple Sues BrettRobinson Over Offer to Help With BP Oil Spill Claims
A Mobile County couple has filed a lawsuit against BrettRobinson, a Gulf Shores-based real estate company, over its offer to help rental property owners submit claims for lost income tied…
Dauphin Island Tourism Fell During July 2010 Oil Spill
A 2010 WKRG report documented major holiday-weekend tourism losses on Dauphin Island during the Gulf oil spill.
Mobile Baykeeper Urges Residents to Push EPA on Corexit Dispersant Use
Mobile Baykeeper, the local nonprofit focused on protecting Mobile Bay and its watershed, has come out against the continued use of the chemical dispersant Corexit in the federal response to…