Oil and Gas Drilling in the Gulf Huge deposits of gas and oil lie beneath the tranquil waves of the Gulf. Two of the largest blocs are due south of Pensacola Beach. The latest news and an ongoing debate about whether to rebuild the beach, how to finance it, and who should pay.
Photos View the results over the course of time.
Resources and experts examine the issue. A Passage to Disaster J. Earle Bowden remembers the Navarre Beach Canal. Navarre Beach Canal Controversy Like Dracula, the monstrous idea of cutting a channel through Santa Rosa Island to the Gulf keeps climbing out of the coffin. Two island residents analyze causes of the infamous July 1999 sewage spill on Pensacola Beach. In late 1999, county Health Department officials discovered Little Sabine Bay was the most polluted body of water in Escamba County.