U.S. Wants to Open Atlantic Drilling, Restrict Arctic

The Obama Administration announced that for the first time, it will open the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast to oil and gas exploration.

Jan 29, 2015 11:35 AM ET //

The Obama Administration announced that for the first time, it will open the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast to oil and gas exploration. Continue reading →

Oct 16, 2014 11:35 AM ET //

Fish are flocking to the structures beneath oil drilling platforms, and turning them into living spaces. Continue reading →

Apr 23, 2014 11:39 AM ET //

BP is refusing requests to pay for evaluations of the damage caused after the company's Deepwater Horizon spill. Continue reading →

Nov 4, 2013 01:17 AM ET //

After taking a year out to lick its wounds, Shell may return to Arctic drilling in 2014. Continue reading →

Dec 3, 2010 10:06 AM ET //

The Obama Administration reverses course on offshore drilling in the Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico, but not off the coast of Arctic Alaska.

Aug 8, 2011 03:20 PM ET //

A North Sea wind farm has provided a marine sanctuary for wildlife in an area otherwise heavy with commercial fishing and shipping traffic.