In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbor ...

Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers examined data to find out how much it takes. The answer: ...

The Trump administration is attempting to drill oil off the shore of California, something that hasn’t happened in more than ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and Texas General Land Office continue cleaning up a spill in the Port of Galveston after a fuel oil tanker collided with a pier Tuesday night. According to a Coast Guard news ...

The term ocean animal covers an immense range of species, from shallow-water invertebrates to deep-sea predators inhabiting zones beyond sunlight. The marine environment, spanning more than 70 percent ...

When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast, becoming the state’s worst oil spill in decades. More than 140,000 gallons (3,300 barrels) of oil ...

State Attorney General Liz Murrill has asked the federal government to drop a $128 million lawsuit against insurance companies over the longest-running spill in U.S. history — leaking off Louisiana's ...

Russia’s shadow fleet now accounts for around 17% of all global oil tankers, with hundreds of ageing ships transporting crude to countries like China, India, and Turkey. The use of unmarked, uninsured ...

A tugboat that sank at the Bremerton Marina in Seattle continues to leak oil. The Dominion, a 130-foot tugboat, which sank around 4 p.m., Wednesday, was reported to contain an unknown amount of diesel ...

Trees covered in oil after a spill in Ojital Viejo, Mexico. According to experts, it will be years until food grown in the affected area is safe for consumption.Credit... Supported by By Omar Lázaro ...

Wednesday kicked off a two-day emergency preparedness exercise in the Duluth-Superior harbor. The Coast Guard, along with more than 15 federal, state, and local partners, is training to respond to a ...