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Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska, creates massive oil spill

Mar. 24, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 24, the 84th day of 2024. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William...

Chevron agrees to pay more than $13 million in fines for California oil spills

Mar. 20, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chevron has agreed to pay more than $13 million in fines for dozens of past oil spills in California. The California-based energy giant agreed to pay a $5.6 million fine associated with a 2019 oil spill in Kern County. The company has already paid to clean...

South Carolina to remove toxic waste from historic World War II aircraft carrier

Mar. 19, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to the South Carolina port city's identity. The removal of...

Oil sheen off California possibly caused by natural seepage from ocean floor, Coast Guard says

Mar. 11, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn't known, U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday. Authorities detected the 2.5-mile-long...

No recoverable oil is left in the water from sheen off Southern California coast, officials say

Mar. 09, 2024 20:26 PM EST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — No recoverable oil remains in the water after a sheen was reported off the Southern California coast, but the cause remains unclear, officials said Saturday. Authorities detected the 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) long oil sheen Friday morning. Crews...

Authorities investigate oil sheen off Southern California coast

Mar. 08, 2024 18:06 PM EST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have detected a 2.5-mile (4 kilometer) long oil sheen off the coast of Southern California. But they said it doesn't appear to be a crude spill and are investigating the cause. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm said authorities...

Oil spill, fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red Sea from Houthi attacks

Mar. 02, 2024 15:49 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They're all at risk from large amounts of fertilizer and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels....

Dutch military helps clean oil along beaches in Caribbean island of Bonaire

Mar. 01, 2024 15:21 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Armed forces from the Netherlands have been deployed to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear beaches of oil coming from an offshore spill blamed on an overturned barge hundreds of miles away. The military cleaned up several beaches on the...

Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago soils beaches hundreds of miles away

Feb. 28, 2024 18:05 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An offshore oil spill that prompted Trinidad and Tobago to declare a national emergency earlier this month involves hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel, some of which has reached the shores of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away,...

Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell's $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

Feb. 28, 2024 09:44 AM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria's government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell's onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta. ...