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.

A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is raising alarm among scientists and environmental groups after spreading hundreds of miles across coastal waters and into protected ecosystems. The spill, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA PAULA, Calif.—As he slowly pulled his beige van into the driveway following a trip to the hardware store for garden supplies, Ethan Higbee didn’t suspect anything was wrong. Then he got out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mystery oil spill has meant safety work on a pond at Shipley Country Park has been delayed. A member of the public alerted rangers to the problem at Osborne's Pond on Sunday, who in turn called in ...

There is an ongoing dispute over the cause of an oil spill that has devastated farmlands, creeks and streams between Azuzuama ...