Generally speaking, the first step of a cleanup operation is to physically prevent the oil from spreading any further. Cleanup crews deploy specialised floating barriers called booms which corral ...

The oil and gas industry has long been driving global economic growth, powering industries, creating jobs, and supporting energy security ...

This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan wildlife and spurred reform.

Environmental groups are suing the Interior Department over plans for the Santa Ynez Unit. A new courtroom challenge aims to ...

There is also the question of whether the rules will really prevent oil spills. If the issue is really that new technology has to be tested live, no amount of rules will really fix the situation.

An environmentalist group is suing the UK government to suspend 31 North Sea oil and gas licenses, alleging they were granted without proper consideration of environmental impacts.

Warning of ‘Next Big One’ Under Trump Administration’s Expanded Drilling Plans, Advocates Seek EPA Action on Toxic Dispersant Chemicals WASHINGTON— The University of California-Berkeley Environmental ...

Ontario’s Environment Ministry is assessing the cleanup of Thursday's crude oil spill into the St. Clair River in Sarnia, it ...