By Daniel Shailer In late August 2019, fishing communities along the northeast coast of Brazil reported black oily stains ...

NEW ORLEANS — 16 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the legacy of the disaster is colliding with a renewed push to expand offshore drilling under the administration of President Donald Trump ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In 2020, amid the chaos of the pandemic, the island nation of Mauritius was hit by one of the worst environmental disasters in its history when the ...

An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that soiled beaches, killed wildlife and sparked outrage from environmental groups was caused by a leaky pipeline owned by state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, the ...

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, ...

Ecuador's oil industry is in crisis due to corruption, dwindling investment, and corroded infrastructure, leading to frequent and environmentally damaging oil spills. The Trans-Ecuadorian System Oil ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Documents disclosed as part of a lawsuit against UK-based oil company Shell show leadership continued operating a compromised pipeline in Nigeria’s ...

Oil spills can be among the most devastating environmental disasters, with the potential to severely damage marine ecosystems, disrupt coastal communities, and impose lasting economic damage.

A blackened chunk of expanded plastic foam lies on a beach atop of a large mass of brown seaweed. A person in a raincoat walks in the distance, picking up trash as they go along. In 2020, plastic ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in North America. Within hours, black crude oil was spreading across the icy ...