Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, ...

From the moment the oil hits the water, experts and local environmental authorities will need to start making a plan to ...

Ecuador's state-owned oil company declared an emergency over a damaged pipeline and cut crude exports on Tuesday following a ...

After nearly 500 cubic metres of oil spilled from an old pipe, locals are demanding compensation and accountability from the ...

Local communities in the Ecuadorean province of Esmeraldas were still protesting Tuesday after a major oil spill last week ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

The incident occurred at around 10am this morning. However, there are now fears that a group of Gannets might well be ...

of the dispersant Corexit on the surface and deep into the water column – the largest volume of dispersant ever used for an oil spill. In Short's view, prior knowledge about oil spills meant ...

Environmentalists have raised the alarm after a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast in the ...

Oil spill in Ecuador river brings emergency declaration ... "unprecedented" damage and to order residents to ration drinking water, officials said. The spill, believed caused when a landslide ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

Almost a year ago, the Department of Environmental Protection intended to issue a permit to Clear Water Land & Minerals to allow exploratory oil drilling ...