For the first time in 75 years, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been observed on Louisiana's uninhabited Chandeleur Islands despite being written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency amid "unprecedented" damage and to order residents to ration drinking ...

A growing oil spill in the Humber Estuary has sparked concerns of an environmental disaster after an oil tanker and cargo ship crashed off the Yorkshire coast. At least 36 people have been rescued ...

So far, the Legislature has killed bills that would further reduce climate-warming emissions or new regulations for the oil ...

Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.

The oil debt: More than 6,000 polluted sites fester across Amazonian countries ...

The next big breakthrough when it comes to cleaning up disastrous oil spills in the ocean just might come from the ocean itself. Or, rather, an inhabitant of the ocean. Researchers from China's Harbin ...

It was on March 24 that one of the worst oil spills in US history took place when super oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on the Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989. Close to 11 ...