On President Vladimir Putin’s orders, the Russian Transport Ministry has launched an inspection of companies operating tanker ...

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

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

The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. Two Russian ...

An oil slick first spotted over a week ago has spread to pollute around 40 kilometres of West Coast beaches, now threatening ...

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — Crews worked Tuesday to clean what they could of a hydraulic oil spill that happened at the Braeburn ...

The Solomon Islands government and landowners impacted by a disastrous oil spill in 2019 are expected to file civil lawsuits ...

Carnival Freedom was supposed to embark on a Bahamas cruise on January 23 - but remains stuck in port due to an environmental ...

About 40km of West Coast beaches have been polluted by an oil slick which also threatens sea bird colonies and the Oilfant’s ...

Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region's ecosystem can be significant. This is especially true for the world's Arctic region, where newly ...

ISTANBUL — When a 28-year-old volunteer named Nikolai stepped onto a sandy beach on Russia’s Black Sea coast in a hazmat suit just before New Year’s Eve, he was so overwhelmed by the amount ...