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Dispersants sprayed in wake of Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic than oil alone
San Francisco Chronicle· 15 hours agoIn an attempt to avoid spills reaching coastlines, BP and government agencies sprayed over two million liters of oil dispersants – chemicals that break oil into small droplets – at depth for ...
How would agencies react to an oil spill in the Cooper River? Coast Guard tests their response
WCBD-TV Charleston· 15 hours agoNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – How would emergency officials respond if there was an environmental emergency in the Cooper River? That’s exactly what the United States Coast Guard and other agenci…
Warning after trawler crash caused oil spill in Hull dock
BBC News· 23 hours agoA safety warning has been issued after a collision between two ships in a Hull dock, which led to an...
Oil spills from ruptured saddle tank in Maury County
WSMV Nashville· 1 day agoWhen crews arrived, they found that the tank was damaged crossing the railroad tracks in Culleoka, Tennessee.
Coast Guard holds simulated oil spill exercise near Don Holt Bridge
WCBD-TV Charleston· 22 hours agoNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Coast Guard Sector Charleston is holding a two-day exercise to test...
Railroad fined $16,500 for spilling 15,000 gallons of oil into Maine waterways
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoJun. 13—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined CPKC, a freight railroad, around $16,500 for two train derailments in the last two years that caused nearly 15,000 gallons of oil to ...
City of Robinson wants to know who spilled oil on their road
KXXV Waco· 14 hours agoThe City of Robinson is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that caused "thousands of dollars" in clean-up efforts for an oil spill last ...
Oil spill at Border Patrol checkpoint on I-35 highlights safety hazards for agents
KGNS Laredo TX· 6 days agoOn Wednesday, June 5 at around 5:30 p.m. afternoon, a tractor trailer struck a cement post at the...
CPKC to pay fine for derailment-related violations of the Clean Water Act - Trains
Trains.com· 22 hours agoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City...
UK Puts First Sanctions on Russia's Shadow-Fleet Oil Tankers
Insurance Journal· 21 hours agoThe UK announced wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, including a first attempt to clamp down on a...