By Jonathan Stempel Sept 3 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said a council created by Congress to help the U.S. commerce secretary manage the nation's fisheries exercised unconstitutional powers, but refused to strike down a rule limiting the catch of a Gulf of Mexico fish.

Even the news sites conservatives prefer have gone back to calling it the Gulf of Mexico most of the time. And the trend line is not in Trump's favor.

Environmental organizations have raised concerns that a recent partnership between the state petrochemical companies of Brazil and Mexico will commit both nations to decades of fossil fuel production,

“We have a gulf and we have a lake,” Trump said while signing an executive order renaming Lake Ontario. “Now all we need is an ocean”

While researching hammerhead sharks for recent stories, I noticed that the apex predators inhabit the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America. It's the same waterbody, of course. But the name used, since U.S. President Donald Trump directed the federal government to use the "America" version in January 2025, depended on the source.

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of British oil and gas major Shell, said on Wednesday it would acquire a 30% stake in the BP-operated Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico.

A bp EVP said Brazil and the US Gulf of Mexico are important regions for the operator and that "bringing together two experienced operators can help unlock the potential of

Australian energy company Woodside Energy Group Ltd ( WDS) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mexico's state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to assess potential opportunities for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Lake America, you may feel isolated, like the only tide pool in the world being used as a pawn in a pointless trade war. But you are not alone. Nor will you be the last icon to suffer a deeply humiliating rebrand. It’s a matter of time before the other Great Lakes are renamed Lake Hot Dog and Lake Buc-ee’s.

It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are places in this world deserving of our reverence,

The suggestion follows his moves to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.