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, ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors penned a resolution opposing offshore oil and gas drilling, in the wake of ...