As of this week, the response effort includes approximately 667 responders and 114 vessels engaged in cleanup activities.

A Unified Command, consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) and the Louisiana ...

In an attempt to update the decades-old technology used to combat the extreme environmental toll of major oil spills, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have created a technology that ...

The Electronic Dolphin is a small robot developed by engineers from RMIT University in Australia to test an innovative method for cleaning oil spills from the ocean. It is a remote-controlled ...

Federal authorities are seeking to contain and clean up the damage from a decades-old oil well in southeast Louisiana that spewed crude and natural gas for more than a week. “Gaining control of the ...

Oil spills have a new whirlwind solution. Disasters like Exxon Valdez in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon in 2010 are difficult to clean up after and can cause catastrophic ecological damage — and there are ...

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Gov. Jeff Landry provided more information regarding the Feb. 26 oil spill that occurred near Port Fourchon. The governor’s office reported that the Marine Safety Unit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State and federal agencies are investigating a recent mineral oil spill at Priest Rapids Dam as cleanup efforts conclude. Newly ...

Traditional cleanup methods, like skimming or burning on the surface, often work slowly or produce thick smoke that creates ...

The Department of Environmental Conservation last week launched a program to help eligible homeowners cover cleanup costs relating to home heating oil spills. DEC’s Prevention, Preparedness and ...

Oil spill closes oyster waters in Terrebonne Bay as seafood industry faces uncertainty ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in ...