Gulf of Mexico

Eight years later, scientists are confirming the lasting impact of the BP oil spill -- and what may have made it worse.

Now the Republican is trying to burnish his green cred before running for Senate. But he has a history of bait-and-switch.

Louie Gohmert of Texas claims he drove along the Gulf Coast looking for oil after Deepwater Horizon exploded but found only "a drop or two here and there.”

The storm has already killed at least 30 people and is expected to grow to a Category 2 hurricane.