Researchers have shown that controlled fire whirls can clean up oil spills faster and more cleanly than traditional burning methods. The spinning flames consumed up to 95% of the oil, cut soot ...

Community leaders, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have called on Chevron Nigeria Ltd to ...

Authorities say the area is still burning and they are going to let the fire continue to burn until they begin to fix the ...

After the Dippon paper mill implosion four people who were badly burned by the chemical spill are being treated at the brand new Legacy Oregon Burn Center in Portland.

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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 ...

BP has bought 40% in the production sharing agreement regulating oil and gas exploration and production rights for six blocks in Uzbekistan, setting foot in the Central Asian country as it continues ...

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.

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 ...

Oil is oozing through the ocean near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to satellite photos released Friday, raising questions about the state of Iran’s central energy production hub ...

A pipeline leak triggered a massive oil spill affecting over 370 miles of Mexico’s Gulf coastline and damaging local economies. The incident has reignited concerns over Pemex’s poor safety practices ...

First responders use pads to manually clean up an oil spill in the Kennebec River over the weekend. Credit: Courtesy of Cathy Sioch State and federal officials are investigating the source of a small ...