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.

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 ...

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.

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.

A major oil spill off Mexico's Gulf Coast has sparked outrage after a state-owned oil company failed to inform the public for four days. As reported by Mexico News Daily, Mexico's state oil ...

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

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 ...

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