Floating barriers, also known as oil booms, are widely recognized as one of the most effective means of containing oil spills on water surfaces. These barriers are designed to hold back and ...

A new agreement gives Fort Myers until 2032 to spend hundreds of millions on its sewer system to eliminate discharges to the Caloosahatchee River.

The energy giant is facing fresh scrutiny over its management of an oil spill early this month as it waits for federal ...

The way oil drops break up at the water's surface means some oil may not get cleaned up after a spill. Oil drops from underwater oil spills can break into tinier droplets at the surface that ...

of the dispersant Corexit on the surface and deep into the water column – the largest volume of dispersant ever used for an oil spill. In Short's view, prior knowledge about oil spills meant ...

Connecticut’s water supply is vulnerable to contamination after more than 120,000 wastewater and chemical spills have leaked over 153,000 gallons of untreated hazardous materials into public ...

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills. The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of Ofwat's ...

From the city’s perspective, the spills were unavoidable, Oceanside Water Utilities Director Lindsay Leahy said in an email Tuesday. However, the fine is calculated with a formula primarily ...

MRRA’s response, which is dated Dec. 19, noted that it got the petition the week before and that it was too early to say whether private drinking water sources were impacted by the spill or if ...