President Trump’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just opened the door for private companies to perform dangerous seismic airgun blasting in search for oil and gas deep beneath ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., may have proved that a one-second blast of sound is worth 2,000. "Was that disruptive?" Cunningham asked Chris Oliver from the ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. Oil and gas companies rely on seismic airguns to ...

Offshore oil and gas exploration uses deafening seismic surveys that generate the loudest human sounds in the ocean (short of those made by explosives). Seismic testing involves blasting the seafloor ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — At a house committee meeting Thursday, South Carolina Rep. Joe Cunningham used an air horn to demonstrate how disruptive the noise of seismic airgun blasting would be to ...

Imagine the misery of living next to a rock quarry in a place where local laws did not inhibit the company’s use of explosives or the times they could blast. That constant, annoying presence is what ...

Fernandina Beach, Fla. – Imagine a jet engine blasting off next to you without any sort of ear protection -- that’s how Fernandina Beach Mayor Johnny Miller says seismic blasting sounds to marine life ...

CHARLESTON, S.C.— A status conference on seismic litigation revealed today the industry will not pursue efforts to employ seismic blasting to search the Atlantic Ocean for offshore petroleum deposits ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Former Congressman and former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford released a statement Tuesday opposing seismic blasting and offshore drilling tests off the coast of South ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - First Congressional District Rep. Joe Cunningham used an air horn to make a point during a hearing on seismic testing in asking a question about whether the controversial ...

The oil industry will not pursue seismic airgun blasting to investigate offshore petroleum locations in Atlantic Ocean because permits cannot be reviewed in time. In this file photo taken Aug. 19, ...