2020 – Page 9 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Double whammy killed coral reefs off Texas coast

January 6, 2020

Double whammy killed coral reefs off Texas coast – JANUARY 6, 2020 (from Futurity / January 6, 2020) Researchers may have solved the mystery of what caused the death of the large and colorful reefs about 100 miles from the Galveston coast 3 years ago. Considered some of the healthiest coral reefs remaining in the…

Nine years of research on BP spill, dispersants documents potential human health, mental health effects

January 3, 2020

Nine years of research on BP spill, dispersants documents potential human health, mental health effects – JANUARY 3, 2020 (from The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate / by Mark Schleifstein / January 2, 2020) Nearly a decade of BP-funded research has uncovered a laundry list of potential health effects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon…