Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...

Roughly 420 gallons of crude oil spilled into Sisar Creek between Ojai and Santa Paula in Ventura County.

An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California released approximately 420 gallons of crude oil into a tributary ...

Cleanup efforts are ongoing following a crude oil spill in Ventura County, with containment efforts in place and no oiled ...

Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by fishing ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Multiple crews responded to an oil spill in a York County basement this week. The York County PA Office of Emergency Management said that Dillsburg Fire Department and Wellsville ...

The operator of the Keystone Pipeline says preliminary findings indicate a fatigue crack caused an oil spill in North Dakota ...

STORY: Spotting oil spills as soon as possible is a priority for the offshore oil and gas industry… and now they have a helping hand: artificial intelligence. Norwegian marine data specialists, the ...

The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil, multiplying rapidly in the wake of oil spills, and thereby accelerating the elimination of the pollution, in many cases. It does this by ...

Oil spills can be among the most devastating environmental disasters, with the potential to severely damage marine ecosystems, disrupt coastal communities, and impose lasting economic damage.