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 ...

How many chances should you give a bad actor? A screw-up? A company that fouled the ocean and the coast and killed lots of ...

California Oil Spill Has Deadly Effect on Wildlife Birds were found covered in oil on the Refugio beach.

The Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were lucky—currents for the most part kept the oil away from this area, one of the most valued aquatic environments in the U.S.

Image courtesy of Alisha Renfro. This article was originally published on Mongabay Pelicans recover, but dolphins and other species struggle 15 years after BP oil spill© Mongabay ...

Oil spills devastate the environment. In the short term, oil suffocates and poisons fish and waterfowl, killing them in large ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources pulled oil-covered animals from Baltimore's harbor after a fuel spill.

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) said on Saturday that cleanup operations had been completed following an accident and oil spill at its Black Sea terminal.

A tiny fish with transparent embryos is helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed light on how exposure to ...

Thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the water in Baltimore's Harbor East area Wednesday afternoon from diesel tanks supplying fuel to the Johns Hopkins Hospital care facilities, officials said.

Colorado energy regulators hit a Chevron-owned subsidiary with six alleged violations today for causing a massive oil spill near Galeton, Colo., in early April. Staff with the Energy and Carbon ...