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Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry’s new technology could bring ...

Society is built on increasingly complex and interconnected infrastructure systems to support our way of life. The National Academies study transportation, energy, water systems, and urban design to ...

The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in ...

As markets seek reliable forecasts to navigate increasingly volatile weather patterns, Planette released its Winter 2025-26 Long-Range Weather Forecast & Commodity Outlook. While most forecasters are ...

When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast, becoming the state’s worst oil spill in decades. More than 140,000 gallons (3,300 barrels) of oil ...

Ecuador's oil industry is in crisis due to corruption, dwindling investment, and corroded infrastructure, leading to frequent and environmentally damaging oil spills. The Trans-Ecuadorian System Oil ...

State Attorney General Liz Murrill has asked the federal government to drop a $128 million lawsuit against insurance companies over the longest-running spill in U.S. history — leaking off Louisiana's ...

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.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda oppose drilling at the site of a big spill a decade ago. But golf legend Mickelson says drilling would help clean up Santa Barbara beaches by reducing natural oil ...

Russia’s shadow fleet now accounts for around 17% of all global oil tankers, with hundreds of ageing ships transporting crude to countries like China, India, and Turkey. The use of unmarked, uninsured ...