Oil is generally hydrophobic (water-repelling), which causes it to cling stubbornly to porous surfaces, seeping deep into concrete where it becomes harder to extract. Thankfully, not all hope is lost.

: All lanes on I-10 West at Lee Trevino are open after an oil spill and damage to the overpass, the Texas Department of ...

Oil spills can spread toxic chemicals into the surrounding water, air, ... While there’s no concrete evidence that oil spills cause cancers, gasoline contains benzene, ...

Officials in Lincoln County are working to determine the full environmental impact of a morning oil spill on Highway 78 in ...

An unblemished concrete patio, driveway, or walkway can feel like a magnet for leaking vehicles and spilled oil, which will penetrate the porous surface of a concrete and leave a lasting stain.

Oil spill at Port Manatee causes more than 19,000 gallons of ... That’s enough to fill roughly six concrete mixer trucks. The spill was first reported to the Coast Guard’s call center ...

Thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the water in Baltimore's Harbor East area Wednesday afternoon from diesel tanks supplying fuel to the Johns Hopkins Hospital care facilities, officials said.

July 1970: Oil gushed for one hour from vents on an overflowing barge at Shell’s marine terminal at Wagner’s Point. The slick from the 67,000 gallon spill spread 15 miles. Sept. 1970: More ...

The potential oil spill could become one of the worst environmental disasters in recent history. Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion burns in the Red Sea, following attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

An 82-year-old oil well that broke loose last month and spewed oily water into the fragile coastal marsh of Plaquemines Parish will be permanently shut and sealed off, the owner-operator said ...

DETROIT, MI – Concrete spilled across the highway after a semi-truck crashed in Detroit. Michigan State Police responded the crash, which occurred on Southfield Freeway (M-39) near Outer Drive ...

Oil is generally hydrophobic (water-repelling), which causes it to cling stubbornly to porous surfaces, seeping deep into concrete where it becomes harder to extract. Thankfully, not all hope is lost.