$3B LA lawsuit could ‘destroy’ gulf energy industry, critics warn, as state’s position questioned
Louisiana is ground zero for a slew of potentially landmark environmental lawsuits, some supported by the state's pro-energy governor.
Exxon Valdez spill shaped history 36 years ago. What have we learned?
This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...
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Federal judge blocks offshore lease sale, says feds failed to consider impacts on Rice's whales
The ruling could set a precedent that forces any new offshore drilling activity to take protections for the rare whale into ...
WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government ...
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Clean-up efforts launched on Grand River after mineral oil spilled during weekend storms
Clean-up efforts are underway after mineral oil was spilled in the Grand River during Sunday's storms, according to EGLE.
Michigan, Ontario officials monitoring crude oil spill, cleanup in St. Clair River
U.S. and Canadian officials are monitoring a crude oil spill that was detected Thursday in the Canadian side of the St. Clair ...
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Four months after Enbridge oil spill, wary Jefferson County residents still want more answers
TOWN OF OAKLAND – About a mile west of Enbridge Energy’s Cambridge Pump Station, dozens of residents from the Town of Oakland expressed ongoing concerns over the Line 6 oil spill during a ...