Latest Oil spills News
Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday. The EU’s Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels...
Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis...
Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It's been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country's share of the Amazon, and nothing has been done to start shutting down operations. For supporters of the shutdown, that's not even the worst part: the...
Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains ablaze but hasn't sprung a major oil leak in the waterway, a European Union naval command said Monday. The attack on the Sounion marks the most serious...
Alabama park system acquires beach property in Fort Morgam
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has purchased a large, undeveloped area along the state’s Gulf Coast to preserve and incorporate into the state park system. The state this week announced the purchases of 79 acres of undeveloped...
Louisiana cleaning up oil spill in Lafourche Parish
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana parish, threatening drinking water and wildlife as officials work to clean it up. The storage tank spilled Saturday morning southwest of New Orleans at a crude oil facility...
The Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Authorities were scrambling to start a delicate undersea operation to siphon off the...
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert 'environmental catastrophe'
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to...
Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. The force was also assessing whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a...
The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that overturned the approval...
