After crews were able to contain the leak, now environmental groups are working to learn if there was any damage done.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 is one of the most notable examples, leading to extensive research on the health effects experienced by workers involved in the response and clean-up efforts.

Water rescue crews and first responders were on the scene Monday following an oil spill at a plant in Lower Burrell, ...

Oil spilled from two wrecked tankers has reached the shores of the southern Krasnodar region in Russia. Governor Veniamin ...

Two Russian tankers carrying fuel oil broke up in the Kerch Strait in December, spilling fuel into the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Russia has sent clean-up crews to some of the affected areas, ...

Environmental experts are worried the cumulative effects of gas, oil and fuel spills aren't being adequately tracked in parts of the North. As of last week, the N.W.T. and Nunavut together ...

Advances in nanotechnology may provide solutions to oil spill cleanups in coastal regions that are more effective, safer and work much faster than current methods, according to a new paper. The paper ...

Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong ...

Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species ... administration's assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Poppy was able to do something with ease that’s proven far more challenging for humans and their machines: she sniffed out an oil spill submerged in water and trapped ...