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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal authorities are seeking to contain and clean up the damage from a decades-old oil well in southeast Louisiana that spewed crude and natural gas for more than a week. Upwards ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the time the nation's largest oil spill.

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews at Quarry Trails Metro Park worked to contain and clean up an oil spill discovered Sunday. White signs posted throughout the park warned visitors to stay out of the water and ...

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 ...

The University of North Florida confirmed Thursday that two of its officers have begun online training with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read full article: UNF confirms two of its police ...