[SkyTruth] Oil Spill Causes Shipping Backup in Gulf of Mexico
March 25, 2014; 12:20 PM – The 168,000-gallon fuel oil spill that happened Saturday near Galveston, Texas caused the Coast Guard to temporarily close the Houston Ship Channel. That's a very busy, narrow waterway connecting the Port of Houston with the Gulf of Mexico and overseas ports. In addition to the environmental consequences of this heavy oil spill, including the threat to shorebirds at the peak of their spring migration, this closure has caused a big-time backup of shipping traffic.…