Extended Continental Shelf likened to a new 'basement'—nearly 60% of Alaska. Mead Treadwell of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission explains.

During his remarks to military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico several weeks ago in late September, Donald Trump ranted about the Gulf of Mexico (or the "Gulf of America" as he still wants to ...

If the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has its way, a huge swath of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, long considered off limits, will be opened to offshore drilling. A map released Nov. 20 includes a ...

The Trump administration is proposing to open federal waters off the entire coastline of California to drilling, as well as an area off the coast of Florida. Neither state’s waters have been open to ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was apparently in Galveston Monday, at least according to a post from his official X account. "Great views today of the Gulf of America from the beautiful Galveston Island," he ...

Donald Trump didn’t struggle to win the Florida town of Longboat Key in 2024. With a median age of 71.5 — only 6% of its residents are under 50 — it’s the sort of retirement community that built up ...

Consider yourself a "real Texan?" If you're like Lone Star State native and country music star Charley Crockett, you might have an opinion on what to call the body of water that stretches from South ...

Tiny fragments known as microplastics are finding their way into the Gulf of Mexico, a region teeming with marine life and critical to global seafood supplies. New research shows just how much these ...

Critical wildlife habitats are exposed to pollution risk in the seas off the southern United States, with implications for human health and food security. "Most of the pollution comes from rivers and ...

President Trump announced — and celebrated — that Delta Air Lines revised its manuals to use “Gulf of America” for the body of water spanning Florida to Mexico in line with his executive order ...

Florida DOT crews began removing state road signs for Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key. The stretch of road about 10 miles long has been named Gulf of Mexico Drive since 1957. Commissioners will ...