One year ago this week, an oil-rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico touched off a deep-sea leak amounting to 2.5 million gallons of Louisiana light crude every day for months. In all, nearly 207 ...

A special state envoy has been tasked with better informing the public about contamination and remediation of Oahu’s freshwater aquifer polluted by the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is getting progressively more serious, with the amount of leaked oil growing by 5,000 barrels (200,000 gallons) or more every day. In the three weeks since the ...

Small fuel spills that contaminate waterways may trigger federal reporting requirements, but the big headache is a patchwork of state and local regulations. In some states even a 1-gallon spill ...

Oil spills can spread toxic chemicals into the surrounding water, air, and land. This can lead to many adverse health effects in humans and animals.

The leak is estimated to be between 50 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel, and a tow truck is on its way, according to Adams County Fire. I-76 EB to I-25 NB is closed due to a semi truck fuel spill ...