Five Years Later, Mobile Bay Still Feels the Weight of the BP Oil Spill
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, coastal Alabama scientists and residents reflect on how the oil spill changed Mobile Bay's waters.
University of South Alabama to Host National Environmental Symposium on Coastal Development
A $75,000 gift from a USA trustee will fund a national environmental symposium in Mobile examining lasting Gulf of Mexico oil spill impacts.
Documentary Spotlights the Wild Beauty and Fragile Future of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta
A new documentary, “America’s Amazon,” premiered at Mobile’s Saenger Theatre, showcasing the Mobile-Tensaw Delta’s rare wildlife while examining the pollution, runoff and weak enforcement threatening its future.
One in Three South Mobile County Residents Say They’d Leave After BP Oil Spill, Poll Finds
Nearly a third of residents in southern Mobile County say they would move away from the area if they could, according to a new poll measuring the lasting effects of…
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director Says Media Overstated Health Risks of Oil Spill Dispersants
The director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab told a local audience that concerns about the health effects of oil and chemical dispersants used during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill…
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…