A Connecticut ship management company pleaded guilty Tuesday to deliberately dumping oily waste off the New Orleans coast.

Experts say there are dangerous levels of contamination in over half of coastal and great lakes beaches in the U.S.

West Coast, Best Coast? Florida’s Gulf Coast is showing off this summer, with circus-themed stays in Sarasota, luxurious new suites in Clearwater Beach, and nightly sunsets that outshine the last.

The contract supports the development of novel software to help the U.S. Navy maintain maritime dominance and increase its seabed warfare capabilities.