Oil spills wreak havoc on marine ecosystems so first responders must act quickly to contain them, but the options have been destructive. That is until now.

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. (United States Coast Guard) Our oceans are under constant threat. In addition to plastic pollution, fentanyl-laden sewage, and skinny-dippers slathered in ...

A dramatic new experiment suggests one of nature's most destructive forces could become an unexpected cleanup tool. According to new research from Texas A&M University, giant fire tornadoes could be a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crude oil spill that began with a ruptured pipeline in East Los Angeles has now spread miles down the L.A. River, prompting an ...

The"Electronic Dolphin," is a the minibot created by engineers at RMIT University to help clean up oil spills in a more ...

Sappi denied being the source of the spill in messages to regulators, but it acknowledged that a Coast Guard analysis confirmed it.

TERREBONNE PARISH, La. — According to the Louisiana Department of Health, seafood samples collected near last month’s Gulf oil spill site were not contaminated, although harvesting and boating in the ...

Concerns about high oil prices and instability in the Middle East have meant that the Arctic has become one of the final frontiers for natural resource exploration and exploitation. In the search for ...

Cleanup crews returned to Woodbury Road Friday morning to contain and remove nearly 3,000 gallons of home heating oil spilled when a tanker truck overturned Thursday afternoon. Using specialized ...