Lacey McCormick

Lacey McCormick is the Communications Manager for NWF's National Water Program and the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Campaign. An Atlanta native, she has called Austin, TX home for over a decade. Find her on Twitter as @rifffleshell.

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Caused Gulf Dolphin Deaths – Study

,  |  May 21, 2015

A new study has conclusively determined that oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster contributed to the unusually high number of dolphin deaths in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama between June 2010 … Read more

BP Vs. Science

 |  Mar 30, 2015

Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, scientists are finally starting to get their arms around the impacts of the oil and dispersants on the Gulf of Mexico. … Read more

Science Links Dolphin Deaths to BP Oil Spill – Again

,  |  Feb 13, 2015

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, dolphins in the oiled area are still dying in high numbers. The evidence was already quite strong that BP’s oil was to … Read more

5 Reasons EPA Should Veto the New Madrid Levee

 |  Dec 16, 2014

The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to levee off a critical flood relief valve on the Mississippi River in the bootheel of Missouri—at a cost to taxpayers of $165 … Read more

Millions of Gallons of BP Oil “Found”—on Gulf Floor

,  |  Nov 3, 2014

BP desperately wants you to believe there is nothing too terribly wrong with the Gulf. In fact, a publicist for the oil giant recently predicted that the ongoing comprehensive federal investigation … Read more

Speak Up to Restore the Mississippi Gulf Coast

 |  Aug 20, 2014

Mississippi’s coastal residents know that our coast has serious restoration needs. An annual erosion rate of 200 acres a year is decimating our coastline. Decades of development have intensified water … Read more

7 Reasons to Protect America’s Waters

 |  May 1, 2014

The Administration has published a proposal to restore Clean Water Act protections to America’s most vulnerable streams and wetlands. Unfortunately, this proposal is already coming under attack from the mining … Read more

Fate of Gulf Wildlife Still Uncertain 4 Years After BP Oil Disaster

,  |  Apr 8, 2014

It has been four years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and sending more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. A … Read more

BP Oil Sickened South Florida Fish: Study

 |  Feb 28, 2014

Dissolved oil from the 2010 oil disaster may have moved as far south as Florida’s Sanibel Island, sickening fish along the way, new research from the University of South Florida … Read more

Study: Dolphins In Oiled Areas of Gulf “Very Sick”

,  |  Dec 18, 2013

A new peer-reviewed study makes the strongest case to date that the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is harming dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. As part of the … Read more