Scientists have developed controlled "fire tornadoes" that can burn offshore oil spills up to 40% faster than conventional in-situ burning while reducing toxic soot emissions by about 40%.

Sixteen years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to prevent a newly approved oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico. The Guardian reported ...

A rescue effort brought 37 people ashore from the wreckage. Spots of solid petroleum residues and oily mats can still be found in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study. 5 ...

Police move in behind students blocking entrance to the Santa Barbara wharf on the first anniversary of the Santa Barbara oil spill on January 29, 1970 in Santa Barbara, California. Bruce Cox / Los ...

Environmental groups gathered at Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Plains All American Oil Spill. The disaster was one of the worst oil spills in California ...

Move would reintegrate law enforcement and industrial promotion, which were separated by Obama following worst oil spill in US history The US is to merge two offshore regulators into a single body ...