Exxon Valdez spill shaped history 36 years ago. What have we learned?
This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...
World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government ...
The $200m threat lying beneath the Hauraki Gulf
Documents reveal the RMS Niagara shipwreck could cause a $200 million oil spill clean-up, and while Maritime NZ has ...
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Ecuador declares environmental emergency due to oil spill near Esmeraldas River
Ecuador declared an environmental emergency due to an oil spill near Esmeraldas River in the northwestern coastal province of ...
WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
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Don’t spill the oil: diving into the aftermath of an environmental disaster
The explosion triggered a massive spill of crude oil, which flowed into the Gulf for 87 days before it was capped. An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were discharged into the ocean ...
Florida lawmakers eye oil drilling permits
Lawmakers are considering the issue after the Department of Environmental Protection last year approved a draft permit for ...
Florida lawmakers advance bills to protect sensitive areas from drilling
The House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee on Tuesday unanimously approved the House bill, which received support ...
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Oil tanker crash could be most 'catastrophic' spill for UK birds in decades
Rescuers are battling to avert an environmental disaster off the East Yorkshire coast after a toxic oil spill near key nature sites in the North Sea ...