The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

Rough waters and high winds were complicating efforts to clean up a recent oil spill off the coast of California, state officials said Saturday.

Independent researchers and opposition lawmakers have said the spill likely originated from the El Palito oil refinery in nearby Carabobo state, citing satellite images showing slicks near the ...

The groups sued on behalf of environmental justice and conservation groups, as well as individuals who personally experienced Corexit’s toxic effects in the Exxon Valdez or BP Deepwater Horizon oil ...

In fact, a 2020 review of 30 large offshore oil spills found only 2-6% of oil was recovered using mechanical methods like skimmers. Short says that mechanical recovery has improved in recent ...

The second set of approvals is for eight new wells in the Elk Hills oilfield in Kern County, which would add harmful pollution to an area that already has some of the worst air quality in the nation — ...