On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in ...

Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back ...

The Gulf Coast's seafood industry is still reeling after a major oil spill disrupted one of its most important seasons. Now, thousands of shrimpers and seafood businesses are fighting back in court.

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war ...

On Jan. 15, 2022, the largest oil spill in Peruvian history occurred when a pipeline broke during the offloading of oil from a tanker to a refinery owned by the Spanish company Repsol. 11,000 barrels ...

Homes in Jefferson County, Texas, still bear the scars of Hurricane Harvey: black and blue tarps cling to rooftops. Families in historically Black neighborhoods navigate a slow, unequal recovery from ...

While political focus is on the energy crisis, the direct targeting of oil tankers threatens to turn the sea black ...

California lawmakers have blocked a bill to make oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes from natural disasters caused by climate change, warning it could raise gas prices. The bill would ...

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and other environment-focused Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have lamented renewed pollution incidents in the Ogoni area of Rivers State. A statement ...

Three years after a disastrous oil spill that affected the Verde Island Passage (VIP), fisherfolk groups, academe, environmental advocates, and government officials said justice remains elusive for ...