On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in ...

An oil rig has just toppled over in Alaska, causing a spill and a fire in an area recently opened up for exploration by ...

Multiple effects of oil and its components in fish / Christopher J. Kennedy -- Toxicological and physiological effects of the surfactant dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate at varying salinities during ...

Oil spills in oceans can spell disaster for ecosystems, but options for mitigating them are limited and can come with their own environmental challenges. A new "fire tornado" from Texas A&M University ...

State documents show a contractor has recovered dozens of oil-covered and injured animals after the Smitty’s Supply Inc. environmental disaster in Tangipahoa Parish. Several others were found dead on ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Officials are investigating one of California's largest oil spills after more than 120,000 gallons of oil leaked from an offshore rig pipeline and into the waters off ...

Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

While political focus is on the energy crisis, the direct targeting of oil tankers threatens to turn the sea black ...

The BP oil disaster holds a valuable lesson for investors. June 22, 2010 — -- Investors, take notice. The BP oil spill has taught us once again that no stock is immune from potential disaster. No ...

Three years after a disastrous oil spill that affected the Verde Island Passage (VIP), fisherfolk groups, academe, environmental advocates, and government officials said justice remains elusive for ...