Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.

This is when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, sending millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Not only were the environmental impacts seen shortly after the spill occurred ...

With one day left to… U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill The Justice ... of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, ...

Lawmakers are considering the issue after the Department of Environmental Protection last year approved a draft permit for ...

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- You can weigh in on plans to rehabilitate the Bob Sikes Fishing Pier. Escambia County is hosting ...

making it the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. This was the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010. This spill created not just environmental aftereffects but also economic consequences ...

In Short's view, prior knowledge about oil spills meant that in the Deepwater Horizon spill "you can be quite certain in advance" that the continued application of dispersants on parts of the oil ...