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The White House blocked government scientists' efforts to disclose the worst-case environmental scenario related to the April 20 explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a panel appointed by President Barack Obama to examine the spill.

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, today sought to revive the Gulf Coast fishing industry by reassuring consumers that a testing regimen is in place and that Gulf seafood is safe to eat and .

Planning a vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands soon? You may catch a glimpse of an invasive lionfish, and perhaps catch one with the encouragement of scientists who want to eradicate the fish from the area. A lionfish was spotted in July near the islands and subsequently caught by a team of NOAA...

Sea turtles hit hardest by BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be released today, as BP makes plans to permanently plug its leaking well starting next week. More than 500 sea turtle deaths among several species have been documented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries...

In response to public interest on the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a new customizable interactive map of the spill's impact on the Gulf.

As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to devastate the Gulf coast fishing industry, worries are growing that contaminated seafood may find its way onto the dinner table. Will crude oil and chemical dispersants infiltrate the food chain for years to come?

With the season now officially underway -- and predictions call for a doozy -- coastal regions along the Gulf and the Atlantic are facing the potential for major losses. State-run insurers could feel the most financial pain.

The official figure on the amount of oil leaking from the DeepWater Horizon rig wreck is 5,000 barrels a day. A number of scientists say that number is way too low, pegging the figure as high as 70,000 barrels -- or 2.94 million gallons -- of oil.

Many experts say the speed at which oil is spilling into the Gulf is several times higher than current estimates. While it's not in BP's interests to admit this, why isn't the Obama Administration insisting that BP come clean?

Looks like that Climategate thing is about to kick into high gear again. Refuting the claims of global-warning critics, the World Meteorological Organization today released findings showing that the past decade was the hottest recorded in the 150 years that scientists have collected global...