State and federal agencies are investigating a recent mineral oil spill at Priest Rapids Dam as cleanup efforts conclude.

In May, 285,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from a broken pipeline, threatening nearby waterways and wildlife. The site ...

Oil spills can happen when pipelines rupture, ships collide, or drilling rigs explode. Spills can wreak havoc on the health of marine life and the environment for years after the fact. The 10 biggest ...

A Frederick County judge this month entered a consent decree to finish environmental remediation after a 2021 incident in ...

Off the coastline of Sri Lanka, where a burning cargo ship has been spilling toxic chemicals and plastic pellets over the past two weeks, the government is preparing for the next possible stage of the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom touted California’s environmental efforts at a UN climate summit, but toxic spills and a new law speeding drilling have tarnished the state's reputation at home.

Part of a major motorway has been closed after a collision led to an oil spill. Traffic was first held on the M1 northbound between junction 14 near Milton Keynes and junction 15 for Northampton at ...

Long Beach, California — A ship's anchor may have hooked, dragged and torn an underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean off Southern California, ...

A Houston business owner is facing charges after an oil spill polluted Buffalo Bayou, according to court records. Documents allege that 30-year-old Juan Louis Reyes knowingly allowed oil to spill from ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) – A 127,000-gallon oil spill most likely caused by a leak from an offshore rig over the weekend has shut down Orange County's coastline between Huntington and Laguna beaches ...

California’s distaste for offshore drilling dates to 1969, when a devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara shocked the public and galvanized the modern environmental movement. Thousands of ...