Chemical tanker being towed toward western French coast; no apparent leaks

Chemical tanker being towed toward French coast

Environmentalists fret about future development at NY’s Plum Island as plans to sell proceed

Environmentalists get rare look at island off NY

New Zealand rescuers fail in bid to cut entangled humpback whale free from rope, likely death

NZ rescuers fail to cut rope from entangled whale

New Zealand rescuers save 14 whales of pod of 74 stranded on remote beach

NZealand rescuers save 14 whales from stranded pod

World’s largest offshore wind farm opens off UK coast, has 100 turbines up to 380 feet tall

World’s largest wind farm opens off UK coast

80 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach; only 24 still alive despite rescue efforts

56 pilot whales die after stranding on NZ beach

Gulf Coast counts on tourism boost after federal officials allow fall fishing of red snapper

Gulf Coast eyes tourism boost from fall fishing

Officials say 80 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach; 40 already dead

80 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach

Officials say 74 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach; 25 already dead

74 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach

Road trip: Miami Heat taking their first training camp with James, Wade, Bosh to Eglin AFB

Heat taking first camp with LeBron on the road

Activist says endangered right whale beached in Brazil is too weak to be rescued

Activist: Beached whale in Brazil can’t be saved

2010 summer hotel occupancy numbers up on SC’s Grand Strand thanks to ads, new flights

2010 summer good for tourism on SC’s Grand Strand

California once a leader in waste-to-energy technology has fallen behind the rest of the world

Greenest state behind the waste-to-energy race

Asian clams blamed for befouling Lake Tahoe invade NY’s Adirondack lake known for clear water

Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY

SC ports chief asking architects to design plans for new cruise passenger terminal

Plans sought for new SC passenger cruise terminal

Waves of tar balls wash up on popular Goa beaches after ship dumps waste oil off Indian coast

Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil

India hunting for ship that dumped oil, which is coating famed Goa beaches with tar balls

Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches

Rare whale rescued off Maui dies after 2 weeks at Hawaii dolphin and whale hospital

Rare whale rescued off Maui dies after 2 weeks

WWII tanker torpedoed near California’s Central Coast may still pose environmental threat

WWII tanker off Calif. coast may still pose threat

Obama pledging common purpose with New Orleans and Gulf coast on 5th anniversary of Katrina

Barack Obama

Panhandle’s largest landholder sues fluids company of BP’s failed Gulf of Mexico oil well

Panhandle firm sues Gulf oil well fluids company

Panhandle’s largest landholder sues cementer of BP’s failed Gulf of Mexico oil well

Panhandle company sues Gulf oil well cementer

EPA bans cruise ships, big cargo vessels from dumping sewage within 3 miles of Calif. coast

EPA bans big ships from dumping sewage near Calif.

Experts examine sperm whale for injuries; mammal is stranded in waters next to Fla. marina

Experts check stranded whale for injuries in Fla.

Gulf Coast tourism suffers from perception of oil-coated towns and may take years to recover

For Gulf tourism, problem is perception _ not oil

New Zealand rescuers save 9 pilot whales that survived beach stranding, 49 mammals are buried

NZ rescuers save 9 whales stranded on beach

New Zealand rescuers refloat 11 pilot whales that survived beach stranding in which 47 died

NZ rescuers refloat 11 whales stranded on beach

Jay Leno takes standup act to Gulf Coast to help those affected by the oil spill

Jay Leno’s Miss. coast show to benefit fishermen

58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding; volunteers fight to save 15 more

58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding

Fishing history fades from New England ports, a legacy of overfishing and tighter regulations

Fishing legacy fades from some New England ports

Obamas visit Gulf Coast, say the region is a clean and safe place for family vacation

Barack Obama (Waxwork)

On Gulf Coast vacation, Obama offering personal assurances of region’s safety after oil spill

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Obama declares Gulf Coast ‘open for business’, promises government won’t forget region

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Obama: Oil may have stopped flowing into Gulf, but government’s job far from done in region

US President Barack Obama

First family on tourism-boosting trip to Florida Panhandle; will Obama take plunge into Gulf?

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Obama taking first family on Gulf vacation, seeking to boost region’s sagging tourism industry

Obama Gulf trip part vacation, part sales pitch

Sun, sand and stings: Spain says huge number of jellyfish has stung hundreds of beachgoers

Flotilla of stinging jellyfish hit Spanish beaches

NOAA approves reform of West Coast fish harvest, new program to lessen overfishing

NOAA approves reform of West Coast fish harvest

Briton set to complete epic, 2-year expedition to become 1st man to walk entire Amazon river

British man walks entire Amazon river in 2 years

SC ports, environmental group settle lawsuit over new state port in North Charleston

SC ports, environmental group settle lawsuit

Scientists to rotate historic Confederate submarine for first time since it sank off SC coast

10 years on, mystery of Confederate sub remains

Alabama native Courteney Cox to do ad promoting the state’s beaches hit by oil from spill

Ala. native Courtney Cox to do beach spot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Birmingham, Ala.-born actress Courteney Cox will do an ad touting the state’s beaches that were hit by oil from the Gulf spill.

Oil or no oil, rest of summer will do little to save Ala., Fla. beach business

For Gulf businesses, fading summer is a lost cause

Crews remove Gulf relief well plug, another step toward getting ready to kill it

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Canadian archaeologists find ship lost in 1850s during search for Franklin expedition

Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered

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