Navarre Fishing Pier Draws Crowds Despite Oil Fears on the Gulf
Five years after Hurricane Ivan destroyed it, the Navarre Fishing Pier is open for business again — and despite oil creeping through the Gulf, anglers are showing up. The rebuilt…
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…
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…
Consultants Enlisted to Steer BP Claims for Coastal Communities
A state consulting firm hired to help BP navigate its dealings with governments turned to familiar Gulf Coast hands, including Grand Bay's Taylor Harper, to coordinate communications for Dauphin Island…
Rep. Collier Steps Away From Bayou la Batre Consulting Deal
State Rep. Spencer Collier took a temporary leave from his consulting contract with the City of Bayou la Batre after the Ethics Commission advised him to step aside while BP…
Gulf Coast Braces for Uncertainty as Oil Nears Alabama’s Barrier Islands
As tar balls turn up near Dauphin Island and businesses from the coast to Loxley report falling revenue, Mobile Baykeeper's Casi Callaway urges residents to document local waters ahead of…
Hangout Fest’s Debut Weekend Pledges All Profits to Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup
As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill spread across the Gulf, organizers of the brand-new Hangout Beach, Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores announced all profits from its inaugural weekend…