By Mongabay.com When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, it led to the largest oil spill ...

A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands.

A major oil spill off the coast of Orange County prompted the closure of ocean waters in Huntington Beach, with officials saying that some of the oil had reached the city's shore.

Early June was a distressing time for Baltimore residents — and even more so for the animals who inhabit its harbor — when a major 5,000-gallon oil spill from Johns Hopkins left waters greasy ...

The Thange oil spill was originally addressed inadequately with trenches dug across 2.1 kilometers (1.3 miles) of ground. This did not stop benzene from leaching into the soil and water in the area.

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 ...

Louisiana is the No. 1 commercial oyster producer in the United States. Twenty years after Katrina, oyster farmers say they ...

A section of a major route in Dorset was closed after a broken down lorry leaked oil across the carriageway. The A35 was shut ...

Vermont has 30 strategies for containing oil spills, each specially designed for a location on a major Vermont river or Lake ...