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39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen...

World4 years ago

Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill...

National4 years ago

Open valve leads to crude oil spill in western North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An open valve led to a crude oil spill on a well pad in western North Dakota, state environmental officials said. The...

National4 years ago

Michigan wants Enbridge to pledge funds in case of oil spill

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan sought a written pledge Friday from Enbridge Inc. to cover costs that would arise if oil were to leak from...

World4 years ago

UN official: Catastrophe looming from oil tanker off Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. environment chief said Wednesday that “time is running out” to avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe from a deteriorating oil...

World4 years ago

Putin chastises Russian tycoon over massive Arctic oil spill

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday chastised the billionaire owner of a nickel giant for negligence resulting in a massive fuel oil spill...

World5 years ago

Oil from mysterious Brazil spill washes up in 11th state, now Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian Navy says it has found small bits of crude oil on a beach in Rio de Janeiro state, the...

Wisconsin5 years ago

Land affected by Keystone pipeline leak bigger than thought

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A crude oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in eastern North Dakota has turned out to have affected almost 10 times the...

National5 years ago

Enbridge completes rock sampling for Michigan oil pipeline tunnel in Straits of Mackinac

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge says it has completed sediment and rock sampling in preparation for building a Michigan oil pipeline tunnel that some state...

National6 years ago

Judge orders closer look at Great Lakes oil spill plans

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a government agency to take a closer look at pipeline company Enbridge’s plans for dealing with...

Local News6 years ago

Oil spill not expected to disrupt water supplies downstream

Residents in major cities downstream from a northwest Iowa tanker car derailment say they’re confident their municipal drinking water is safe even as crews try to...

National6 years ago

Exxon aims to boost production even with any climate rules

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon’s CEO says the company can more than double its earnings by 2025 and will invest in new oil and gas production even...

National7 years ago

Smoke from Wisconsin refinery explosion poses health risk

SUPERIOR, Wis. — An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery on Thursday sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts...