The Deepwater Horizon spill remains one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. More than 15 years later, ...

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, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has alleged a Texas oil company underreported the extent of a crude oil spill after one of its pipes burst just north of a local waterway. According to the Fort ...

Oil spill research has rapidly evolved into a multidisciplinary field that examines the sources, dispersal, environmental fate, and long-term ecological impacts of accidental releases. The breadth of ...

The BP oil spill—triggered by the Deepwater Horizon explosion 15 years ago last month—remains the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The Deepwater Horizon explosion killed 11 people and ...

NEW ORLEANS — This Sunday, WWL Investigates returns with a powerful new episode looking back at the BP oil spill and the fight over safety regulations that followed. In the third installment of “WWL ...

Birds were found covered in oil on the Refugio beach. — -- Two days after a ruptured pipeline leaked an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil off the California shore, wildlife -- including pelicans -- ...

Guided by lessons learned during the response to the 2011 oil spill in the Yellowstone River, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials are attempting to gather baseline data on the effects of ...

An oil spill reported near Nanaimo, B.C.'s Duke Point Ferry Terminal earlier this week has led to concerns for the ...

Tropical Storm Bonnie could help dissipate a giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, but could further damage fragile marshlands if heavy wind and waves drive more oil ashore, experts said today. The ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence firefighters responded to a large canola oil spill Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:30 p.m., crews were called to Nolan Road and Patridge Avenue on the spill. IFD said ...