The Guardian reported that landowners and the government are making the claim against Hong Kong-based shipowner King Trader, ...

(Courtesy: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition) Oil spills can pollute large volumes of surrounding water – thousands of times greater than the spill itself – causing ...

The spill occurred at about 6 p.m. on Sunday and has since been stopped. >> Waimea Bay. A brown water advisory has been issued for Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North Shore. >> Hanalei Bay. A brown water ...

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A chemical spill into a Port Orange sewer plant led to evacuation and shelter in place orders for residents and businesses Wednesday morning. By 11:56 a.m., these orders had been lifted ...

“A 250 metre mandatory evacuation is in place and will remain in place until the scene is secure. This includes the MacKay Bridge,” it read. “It is recommended to remain clear of this area ...

By 1997, when 84 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the oil industry had built an effective apparatus for actively discrediting climate science and ...

A Charlottetown resident is calling on the P.E.I. government to do more to protect homeowners after reading about a recent oil spill very similar to one on his Montague property 20 years ago ...

An oil spill in Nigeria's delta region has caused a fire that is yet to be contained. A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited blames the spill on oil thieves. Accidents are ...

A Canadian truck driver will serve three years in American prison after he pleaded guilty to using the refrigerated trailer of his semi-truck to smuggle people into the United States for money. U.S.