One of the most difficult decisions that oil spill responders and natural resources managers face during a spill is evaluating the environmental trade-offs associated with dispersant use. The ...

Researchers have shown that controlled fire whirls can clean up oil spills faster and more cleanly than traditional burning methods. The spinning flames consumed up to 95% of the oil, cut soot ...

COCODRIE, La. (WVUE) - Seafood industry business owners and workers in Terrebonne Parish say they are anxious about the effects of a recent oil leak. Oil leaked from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port ...

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. (United States Coast Guard) Our oceans are under constant threat. In addition to plastic pollution, fentanyl-laden sewage, and skinny-dippers slathered in ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in North America. Within hours, black crude oil was spreading across the icy ...

Crude that spilled late last month from a key deepwater oil terminal has traveled 18 miles across open Gulf of Mexico waters and affected three islands that are part of a coastal wildlife refuge noted ...

NEW ORLEANS — Scientists say it is taking far too long to dole out millions of dollars in BP funds for badly needed Gulf of Mexico oil spill research, and it could be too late to assess the crude's ...

An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spread roughly 373 miles across open water and fouled about 125 miles of Mexican coastline, killing wildlife and contaminating protected reserves along the state ...

Read full article: 2 children found dead in garage alongside portable generator during power outage DTE crews are working to restore power to the nearly 80,000 utility customers who are still in the ...