Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

It's Real: Google, Apple Maps Rename 'Gulf of Mexico

The White House says it’s a ‘fact’ that the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed. Is that right?

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico. But in a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump and White House officials have sought to rewrite the map by calling it the Gulf of America - and insisting others do the same.

Opinion

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 15d

Rubin: Renaming the Gulf of Mexico is a notion that doesn't hold water

Changing maps to say "Gulf of America" doesn't change history, and likely won't change what most people call the massive basin

PCMag on MSN · 1d

It's Real: Google, Apple Maps Rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America'

Google and Apple have officially renamed the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" on their respective Maps apps after the Geographic Names Information System updated the name on its system. (Credit: Google) Google Maps users in the US will see "Gulf of America.

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One of Biden's last acts was an offshore drilling ban. Trump's first fight is to undo it.

This isn't the first time President Trump has sought to reverse drilling bans. As he learned in his first term, it won't be easy.

PBS21d

bp oil spill

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an ...

Will oil boom hit SW Florida? What 'Drill, baby, drill' might mean for Lee, Collier counties

Energy interests have eyed SW Florida's underground and underwater resources for decades. Will Trump’s return spark a new era ...

Minority Reporter9h

Google Maps, BP, and the Media: How the ‘Gulf of America’ Renaming is Playing Out

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14172, titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness," directing the ...

Mother Jones8d

Trump wants America to “Drill, Baby, Drill,” but the Oil Market Is Saturated

But industry leaders have also been clear that these and other policy changes floated by Trump won’t lead to more drilling.

Physics World13d

Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills

Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow ...

The Moscow Times on MSN3d

Finland Braces for Potential Oil Spill After Tanker Explosion in Northwestern Russia

Authorities in Finland said they are preparing for a potential oil spill in the Gulf of Finland after Russian officials ...

Gulf Coast oil disaster: Photos

Reporter James Amerson snapped this shot of a thick slick of oil on Wednesday, June 23, along Pensacola Beach, Florida. This ...

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