Two weeks after an oil pipeline leak was first discovered, neither its operators nor regulators say they’re any closer to ...

Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry's new technology could bring ...

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In Tampa, firefighters held a fiery demonstration when they lowered a turkey that hadn't been thawed properly into hot oil.

More than 50 years since the oil spill near Santa Barbara, a look back at one of the worst ecological disasters in the ...

Deep-fried turkey may taste amazing – but it’s also Thanksgiving’s biggest fire hazard. Here’s how to fry safely and avoid turning dinner into a disaster.

Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry’s new technology could bring ...

The Trump administration's plan to expand offshore drilling over more than 1.2 billion acres of ocean worries coastal ...

A heating oil tank on a private property in Port Orchard leaked and led to fuel sheen discovered in the 700 block of Prospect Street, spreading onto city streets, stormwater system and reaching ...

A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, ...

The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in ...

Environmental groups echoed that warning, with Dan Jacobson of Environment California saying, “The more we drill, the more we ...