An insurance policy was no help to a North Attleboro family after an oil tank leaked on their property. Now they're crippled ...

Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent derived ...

Imagine walking through a forest after a rainstorm. The air smells earthy and fresh, and under your feet, mushrooms quietly ...

A Delaware company has started cleanup operations after crude oil began leaking into marshes on Saturday near the mouth of ...

Using spill-treating agents to clean up oil spills does not significantly hinder naturally occurring oil biodegradation, according to a new study. The research, published in Applied and ...

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history ...

Biodegradation is an important natural process during oil spill cleanup. A new study revealed that using spill treating agents does not negatively impact naturally occurring biodegradation.

Yet cleanup workers and local residents who suffered health impacts they attribute to the oil spill have struggled ... returning home reeking of fumes, covered in black splotches and breaking ...

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) This photo provided by Tammy Gremillion shows Jennifer Lee Gremillion, a Louisiana resident involved in the clean-up of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with her ...