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, ...

Oil spills continue to pose a serious threat to avian species worldwide. The contamination of aquatic and coastal ecosystems not only results in immediate mortality but also provokes sublethal effects ...

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 -- ...

It flowed into the water below the Harbor East neighborhood, turning it into a wine-dark sea. “It looked like sangria,” one fire official said Thursday. Barely a day after Wednesday’s 5,000-gallon ...

On one side are the City of Valdez and the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council. On the other, Alyeska ...

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 ...

According to Mongabay, satellite imagery from a U.S.-based watchdog, Earth Insight, showed that 39% of the EACOP was near ...

Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 237 into law to stabilize fuel supply and combat high gas prices. The bill fast ...

Cleanup of a 7,000-gallon oil spill on Big Walker Creek is winding down, but some residents who live along the stream remain concerned about lingering effects. Jeanne-Marie and Creed Taylor -- whose ...

HELPING OUT AS WELL. SO THIS IS A GOSLING AND IT’S COVERED IN OIL. IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK ALONG THE INNER HARBOR AS CREWS WORK TO CLEAN UP THE OIL SPILL AND SAVE WILDLIFE. THAT INCLUDES MARYLAND’S ...

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 ...