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DHS: US Coast Guard to get paid despite government shutdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday announced that U.S. Coast Guard employees will get paid this week, despite ...

New study uncovers surprising trends in Texas microplastic pollution

Plastic pellets spilling into Texas waters aren't staying in Texas. They're floating south and ending up on Mexican beaches, ...

Highly poisonous fruits blobs are washing up on Texas beaches after traveling thousands of miles

Strange fruits that may have sailed ocean currents for years are washing up along Texas shores this week. The softball-sized, ...

Tropical activity could pick up next week in Caribbean; what it could mean for Florida

Currently, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring Tropical Storm Lorenzo, which is not affecting any land and is ...

Flamingos are making a home in Florida again after 100 years—an ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300–400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula ...

Where does nurdle pollution in Mexico and Texas come from? Texas, new study shows.

Nurdles are small pellets used for plastic manufacturing. Evidence points to Texas as the source for nurdle pollution on ...
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GMD renaming would require homework from residents, businesses

Paperwork, addresses and bills will all need updates if Longboat Key changes the name of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
Your Observer

Longboat Starbucks 'on hold' with build-out yet to start

It has been eight months since the arrival of Starbucks to Longboat Key was announced, and interior work is yet to start.

Analysis-Improved drilling to boost Gulf of Mexico offshore oil output as US onshore growth slows

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Rigs drilling beneath the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico will drive U.S. oil industry growth this year and next as onshore production slows due to lower ...