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Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies at 75
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in Alaska, causing one of the worst oil spills...
Three Mile Island, Exxon Valdez oil spill: News Journal archives, week of March 24
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
Earth Day 2024: How a 1969 California oil spill is associated with the national day
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIf it wasn't for an historic disaster in California, Earth Day as we know it may have never come...
On This Day, Sept. 16: O.J. Simpson arrested for Vegas robbery
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoO.J. Simpson (C) and his attorney, Yale Galanter (L), arrive at court for the start of his...
UN completes removal of oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe United Nations said on Friday it had completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil...
Deadly aftermath from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster is finally leading to new rules for companies...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCompanies responsible for environmental disasters will need to clean up their acts during cleanups,...
The race to defuse an oil ‘time bomb’ disaster threatening the Red Sea
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFSO Safer oil tanker Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "This story was originally...
Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These are 5 of the deadliest
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the...
Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOperations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast...
Yemen's HSA pledges $1.2 million to U.N. drive to avert tanker oil spill
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYemen's HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations...