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Los Angeles County Public Health officials gave new guidance to residents after a ruptured pipeline released approximately 2,400 gallons of crude oil along a major East Los Angeles street and into ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Friday afternoon’s commute was brought to a standstill in the westbound lanes of I-465 in Indianapolis after a crash resulted in a large paint spill. INDOT traffic cameras showed that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — City officials cleaned up after an asphalt spill caused by a car accident near Mineral Springs Road and Seneca Street on Friday. The Buffalo Fire Department responded to the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Traffic was interrupted on I-75 North on Friday morning after 40,000 pounds of lumber blocked the roadway near Sweetwater. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark ...

A pause in Iranian oil shipments from Kharg Island, the nation’s main export hub, is most likely the result of an oil spill in the area, according to TankerTrackers.com, a firm that uses satellite ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A spill caused the closure of the ramp from eastbound I-96 to Leonard Street about 11:20 a.m. Friday, May 15. Firefighters indicated that some amount of diesel fuel was on the road ...

Iran’s top environmental official said on Tuesday that a suspected oil spill in the Gulf near Iran’s Kharg Island was likely caused by a tanker dumping waste water and not a leak from oil facilities.

DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Iran's top environmental official said on Tuesday that a suspected oil spill in the Gulf near Iran's Kharg Island was likely caused by ‌a tanker dumping waste water and not a ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A widespread manure spill on Interstate 135 caused a traffic headache for northbound drivers near 21st Street Tuesday morning. An aerial view of the interstate from the Kansas ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) —Drivers are being asked to use caution near the Intersection of Alabama Hwy 157 and Hwy 36 following a semi-truck incident that resulted in a spill on the roadway on ...

A satellite image obtained from Copernicus on Friday appears to show an oil slick off the coast of Kharg Island.COPERNICUS SENTINEL DATA 2026/AFP/Getty Images Iran denied any connection to an oil ...