oil spill

Oil containment rings float atop burnt marshland on Weeks Island, where a March 2, 2025, spill continues to taint the area near Vermilion Bay.

Oil spill response languishes as Louisiana reorganizes its oversight agencies

A leak – significant, yet small by Louisiana standards – has highlighted concerns about the state’s response to such leaks under the Trump administration and Gov. Jeff Landry.

A plane drops chemical dispersant onto a sheen of oil during the BP oil spill.

Coastal Desk

Coastal News Roundup: Were The Chemicals Used To Clean Up BP Oil Spill Harmful?

Travis Lux

During the BP oil spill in 2010, responders used chemical dispersants to break up the oil. Recent studies have questioned both the safety and efficacy...

Several brown pelicans were reported either injured or killed in both Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. After an investigation and necropsies, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries determined that no foul play was involved.

Coastal Desk

Coastal News Roundup: Who, Or What, Killed Pelicans In St. Bernard and Plaquemines?

Travis Lux

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: officials investigate who or what might have been behind all the dead pelicans in Plaquemines and St. Bernard...