Science Oct 20 Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation Apr 20 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits and coastal restoration have stalled Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst offshore oil spill are still being felt. By Jack Brook, Associated Press
World Jun 16 Singapore works to clean up oil slick after boat collides with stationary fuel supply ship An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it may threaten marine wildlife as a clean-up operation was… By Associated Press
World Mar 03 Ship recently hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 1st vessel lost in conflict A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Nation Dec 11 Keystone pipeline shuts down after oil spill in Kansas creek An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. By John Hanna, Heather Hollingsworth, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Dec 09 Keystone oil spill in Kansas is largest in pipeline's history, federal data shows By John Hanna, Ryan J. Foley, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data. Continue reading
Oct 31 Keystone oil pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons in North Dakota By James MacPherson, Associated Press Crews on Tuesday shut down the pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states after the leak was discovered. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 9:28 This La. battle is between big industry and a Green Army By Paul Solman General Russel Honore commanded an infantry division in Korea and saw action in Operation Desert Storm, but it was his service as Commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina in 2005 that won him national acclaim. The experience of viewing… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 8:01 Oil smuggling brings environmental disaster to Venezuela's economic ruin By PBS News Hour The economic disaster in Venezuela caused by tumbling petrol prices — oil production is the main industry — is also behind an environmental one. Lake Maracaibo, which sustains the Añu indigenous group, is being contaminated by oil spills and the… Continue watching