For as long as there has been an oil industry, there have been oil spills. They're caused by a number of factors, from ...

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast and California is ...

Democrats have missed opportunities to stabilize the oil market in the past. When oil prices crashed during the Covid pandemic, threatening shale companies with bankruptcy, party leaders blocked a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and other groups have been trying to contain a discharge in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana.

Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups warn that DOGE job cuts may hamper the ...

Chevron Corp. will reduce share buybacks this quarter after oil prices tumbled, indicating that President Donald Trump’s trade war is hurting a key US industry he pledged to help.

The Gulf of America saw another new oil field take shape off the coast of Louisiana, as the Ballymore field went into ...

He has recently broached, with seeming relish, the idea of bombing Iran “like they’ve never seen before.” What one can predict with far more certainty is that if Trump does choose war over an ...

The BP Deepwater Horizon spill forced massive job losses and damage to ecosystems and wildlife and nearly put a Gulf boat ...

BP announced an oil discovery in the Gulf last week and plans more than 40 new wells in the next three years. The company told the AP it has improved safety standards and oversight. “We remain ...

Memories of the 2010 explosion and spill that killed 11 workers and dumped 134 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico are still strong in Texas.

The Deepwater Horizon spill dumped an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf. While much of the national spotlight has faded, communities in Louisiana and across the coast are still ...