The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. (United States Coast Guard) Our oceans are under constant threat. In addition to plastic pollution, fentanyl-laden sewage, and skinny-dippers slathered in ...

Oil spills are some of the most destructive forms of marine pollution known to man, thanks to their acute toxicity and ability to devastate marine habitats. The BP Plc. (NYSE:BP) Deepwater Horizon ...

A new website has been launched to provide information on the cleanup process after 31,500 gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf last month. The website, collaborated on by the Coast Guard, the ...

Supervisors on Tuesday approved a motion directing departments to continue community engagement and provide updates on ...

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. — At a meeting on Wednesday, local seafood industry leaders heard a detailed update on the cleanup of a February oil spill off the coast of Terrebonne Parish. “They're admitting ...

SANTA PAULA, Calif.—As he slowly pulled his beige van into the driveway following a trip to the hardware store for garden supplies, Ethan Higbee didn’t suspect anything was wrong. Then he got out of ...

During the first Gulf war in 1991, Iraqi troops occupying Kuwait deliberately opened the taps of oil tankers, terminals and a refinery, releasing millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf. It was a ...