This past winter, researchers from the Center for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) at the University of Manitoba (UM) ...

As global warming opens the Arctic for new oil exploration and shipping prospects, why is the region's unique climate vulnerable to oil spills in the ocean?

Cleanup could be hampered by wintertime temperatures that drop on average to minus 49 degrees, fierce Arctic storms, endless darkness and fog that shrouds the region for more than half the days of ...

Oil spills—both large disasters and chronic, smaller spills—are the “most significant threat to the marine environment” from this increase in shipping, the Arctic Council says.

“The other problem is since the Arctic is such a new environment for oil spill operations, we’re kind of relying on equipment that was developed for warm water use.

As oil companies prepare to tap into Arctic oil, a new report from the National Research Council says we're far from ready to clean up a spill.

Arctic watchers fear 150,000 barrels of diesel oil from a ruptured fuel tank at a Russian nickel mine will spill into the Arctic Ocean, as cleanup efforts falter.

Fossil Fuels The Many Unknowns of Inevitable Arctic Oil Spills With drilling and shipping comes risk, and no one knows how to clean up the mess when it's cold, dark and icy.

Climate Change The growing concern about Arctic oil spills New report highlights lack of preparation and gaps in understanding impacts.

Dwindling sea ice and rich mineral deposits are drawing more ships into the Arctic, raising the risk of oil spills, experts say.

Trump is aggressively courting the oil industry to launch offshore drilling projects in treacherous federal waters north of Alaska, where a major oil spill would be impossible to contain or clean up.