However, none compares to the world's largest oil spill caused by the US in the Gulf of Mexico, the likes of which are still having wildlife impacts today. When it comes to natural disasters ...

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...

But it was close to shore, and the oil damaged beaches, besides affecting wildlife. Much more common are oil spills ... The earliest oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico were in shallow waters near ...

If these animals are included in the tally, we can estimate that up to 25,900 marine mammals may have been harmed by the oil spill. It’s difficult to conceive of how many fish have been killed by the ...

This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill ... Valdez spill indicates that large-scale spills can cause persistent negative effects on coastal wildlife that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Oil began leaking from a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico on May 11th, but it has received a surprisingly low amount of coverage. This is what it ...

The oil spill has leaked millions of gallons ... nearly 12,000 to 30,000 gallons of oil have spilled out into the Gulf of Mexico after the powerful winds of Hurricane Ivan knocked over a Taylor ...

WASHINGTON— The D.C. District Court on Thursday found unlawful a 73-million acre offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

The presidential commission probing the oil spill said Thursday that both BP ... millions of barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico. BP Foresaw its Doom in 1970s “Offshore Oil ...