ST. JOHN'S — The agency that oversees Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore energy sector says a recent oil spill and gas leak ...

Canada should temporarily stop giving oil companies licences to drill in the Arctic because it is unprepared to handle any oil spill that may result, a new report says. "We need to push the pause ...

The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean's surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa's touristy Nyali beach.

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Crews on the water and on shore worked feverishly Sunday to limit environmental damage from one of the largest oil spills in recent California history, due to a suspected leak in an underwater ...

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 ...

Risk assessments of oil spills in the marine environment typically only address dissolved oil. However, oil droplets may adhere to some organisms and result in prolonged exposure not disrupted by ...

A collaboration between researchers, outdoor brand Atratus, and creative firm VML, Living Fabric uses bacteria to degrade oil ...

A drifter is a buoyant surface float tethered to a weighted sea anchor, called a drogue, that hangs about 50 feet (15 meters) below the surface. The anchor lets the float track the water’s motion ...

A 2003 bourbon spill accident in Kentucky that created a 100-foot fire whirl on a lake has inspired scientists to develop a revolutionary ocean cleanup method. Researchers at Texas A&M University, led ...