An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil …

Feb 25, 2025 · Oil is an ancient fossil fuel that we use to heat our homes, generate electricity, and power large sectors of our economy. But when oil accidentally spills into the ocean, it can cause big …

Dec 19, 2025 · Oil spill, leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water. Oceanic oil spills became a major environmental problem in the 1960s, chiefly as a result of intensified petroleum …

2 days ago · More than 134 million gallons of oil blackened the Gulf from Florida to Texas. The Deepwater Horizon spill remains one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.

Apr 20, 2025 · Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst ...

Oil spills Preliminary findings show a fatigue crack caused a Keystone Pipeline oil spill in North Dakota The operator of the Keystone Pipeline says preliminary findings indicate a fatigue crack caused an oil …

Jan 6, 2026 · Sea otters are especially vulnerable to oil spills that coat their fur, ruining their natural insulation against the cold. Otters already face oil spill threats from existing offshore drilling near the …