The effects of the chemicals used to contain the BP oil spill worry scientists. July 9, 2012— -- Two years ago this week, the wellhead that ruptured on the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions ...

State and federal agencies are investigating a recent mineral oil spill at Priest Rapids Dam as cleanup efforts conclude. Newly released records show a history of similar spills at Grant County Public ...

In August 2020, Vikash Tatayah at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation made a phone call he never expected to make. He had “an ...

Every American adult can summon up searing images from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

While the long-term effects of Wednesday’s 5,000-gallon oil spill in the Baltimore Harbor are unknown, the city’s jewel has seen much worse. In August 1975, a Shell Oil barge leaked 135,000 gallons of ...

Monday marks 10 years since the Refugio oil spill off Santa Barbara County, considered one of the worst environmental disasters in California history, and now that same pipeline that burst could be ...

When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, it led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, severely damaging marine ecosystems. Part of the settlement money that BP ...

Ecuador's oil industry is in crisis due to corruption, dwindling investment, and corroded infrastructure, leading to frequent and environmentally damaging oil spills. The Trans-Ecuadorian System Oil ...

Large transmission lines at the Priest Rapids Dam, with the Saddle Mounts visible on the south bank in the background. The hydroelectric facility is owned and operated by Grant County Public Utility ...