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.

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 ...

Seismic testing using vibe trucks -- or thumper trucks -- does not require a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection permit, officials said. “If (Seitel is) using thumper trucks — they don ...

If companies are allowed to use seismic airgun testing to search for and study oil and gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean, 138,500 whales and dolphins will be harmed or killed — and that’s according ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the northwest side of the Burnside Bridge, engineers began drilling a 125-foot test shaft as part of crucial seismic testing for Portland's earthquake ...

Oil and gas companies will do seismic testing to see what's under the ocean floor, part of the Trump administration's push to expand drilling. Experts say that could harm some endangered animals. The ...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. A plan to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas exploration across a large swath of the Arctic National Wildlife ...

Underwater seismic testing — a precursor to offshore oil drilling that environmental advocates worry disturbs marine wildlife— will not take place this year off the Atlantic Coast, according to an ...