Maryland environmental officials have closed a decades-long case involving one of the largest oil spills in state history, ...

Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is set on Thursday to become the largest in that area's history, based on estimates from the federal government.

It’s been four years since the BP Deep Water Horizon disaster where an oil rig explosion in the Gulf killed 11 workers and triggered the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. This brought upon $1.3 ...

You've probably heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the largest marine oil spill in history. But how much do you really know about what happened, and why? More than a decade has passed since ...

North Dakota is now reeling after experiencing one of the largest oil spills in its history. A farmer, Steve Jensen, discovered the spill on Sept. 29. While harvesting wheat, he noticed crude oil ...

State and federal agencies are investigating a recent mineral oil spill at Priest Rapids Dam as cleanup efforts conclude.

In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ensuing blowout spewed oil for the next three months, making it the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The oil ...

Crews on the water and on shore worked feverishly Sunday to limit environmental damage from one of the largest oil spills in recent California history, due to a suspected leak in an underwater ...