Emergency crews from Andover, Anoka and Coon Rapids responded to reports affecting hundreds of homes and businesses over two nights in late December after residents reported a loud hissing noise ...

A Houston company faces a record $9.6 million in federal fines for its role in a major oil spill that mystified experts and ...

MCPHERSON, Kan. (KAKE) - In an update on Tuesday night, McPherson Fire Chief Chad Mayberry said the scene should be cleared by the end of the night. "The remediation contractor is actively working on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California released approximately 420 gallons of crude oil into a ...

Spill-response crews planned to start digging up a blueberry farm near Everett on Tuesday to find the cause of a jet-fuel spill that shut down the Pacific Northwest’s primary oil pipeline. The farm ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and Texas General Land Office continue cleaning up a spill in the Port of Galveston after a fuel oil tanker collided with a pier Tuesday night. According to a Coast Guard news ...

As a former supervisor of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Spill Prevention and Response programs, I was trained in many of the Coast Guard’s Incident Command System classes and was the Incident Commander ...

State Attorney General Liz Murrill has asked the federal government to drop a $128 million lawsuit against insurance companies over the longest-running spill in U.S. history — leaking off Louisiana's ...

The Valdez Marine Terminal, where North Slope crude oil is offloaded onto ocean tankers. Stakeholders in Valdez are embroiled in a dispute over oil spill protections at the terminal there, at the end ...

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.

Cleanup efforts have culminated after as much as 30 gallons of oil spilled at Minnesota's Duluth Harbor on Lake Superior on Tuesday. "We can confirm we are involved, and we are responding to that ...