From Greenland to the Gulf of Mexico, Trump talks up sweeping policy changes: 5 takeaways

President-elect Donald Trump said at a news conference that he plans to make sweeping changes to U.S. policy when he's ...
Sarasota Magazine

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jack E. Davis Weighs in on the Gulf’s New Name, Its History and Its Future

Editor's note: On May 6, 2025, a Republican-led House of Representatives committee moved forward with legislation that would make the name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America permanent. A ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Gulf of Mexico name change for Florida textbooks and laws signed. When will it happen?

Florida officially recognized "Gulf of America" as the name for the former Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks. The change follows a federal executive order by President Trump and ...
USA Today

House passes bill to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House on Thursday passed a bill that would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The bill, ...
The New York Times

Mexico Sued Google Over Gulf of Mexico Name Change, President Says

The unilateral attempt to rename the gulf has provoked ridicule and anger in Mexico. By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Reporting from Mexico City President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico on Friday morning said ...
Mongabay

15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?

The Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010, was the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over nearly three months ...