The controversy over seismic testing has come to the Cape Fear region, with Kure Beach's mayor writing a letter in support and the Carolina Beach Town Council voting recently to oppose it.

One local legislator wants seismic testing companies to be held liable for any damages that their operations cause. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-16, Ambridge, announced Thursday plans to introduce a ...

A federal agency has approved a plan to conduct seismic testing off the New Jersey coast, despite opponents’ fears it could harm marine life and disrupt the state’s fishing industry. The National ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The oil industry's efforts are now seeping onto the Florida coastline. The Department of Interior has proposed seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic testing ...

There’s a lot of oil and gas on Earth, but only 450 right whales. Now, the Trump Administration has signaled that it is more interested in opening up more oil and gas deposits for corporations than it ...

The conversation about offshore drilling has intensified after the Trump Administration appeared to give initial approval for seismic testing in the Atlantic. The seismic blasts would map the sea ...

Natural Resources Canada will receive approval to do seismic testing in a sensitive marine area in the High Arctic, CBC News has learned. A research licence has been granted for testing in Lancaster ...

Traverse City-based oil and gas company West Bay Exploration has been performing seismic testing on a stretch of Wagner Road in Scio Township just northwest of Ann Arbor. The company, which operates ...

Oil drilling in the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was authorized under the 2017 Tax Reform Bill, which passed with assurances that concerns regarding impacts to the environment ...

The BATHOLITHS project, a U.S.-led seismic survey initiative, poses a threat to British Columbia's salmon and marine mammals. Pending approvals, the project is set to begin seismic testing in marine ...

A roaring push for seismic testing in waters off the coastal South seems to be headed toward a noiseless, harmless end — for now, anyway. Environmentalists suing to protect endangered right whales ...