However, the Port Authority of NSW said no oil spills had been reported by vessels. Experts have said the tar balls could be ...

A fearsome trio of high humidity, rainfall and fog helped Mother Nature deliver a tar spot gut punch to corn in many Midwest fields last summer. “We knew it could easily take out 50 bu.

Juhu beach on Friday lay covered with deposits of black and slimy tar balls. The sight and odour reminded one of being at a petrol pump. Local residents who visited the beach said the churning of ...

A UNSW scientist has criticised the NSW environmental watchdog for dropping its investigation into the cause of hundreds of tar balls appearing along Sydney's beaches. The criticism follows more ...

The Grover Beach Community Development said contractors found the contaminated soil just as they were getting started on a four-story multi-use development. Contaminated soil and tar balls were ...

Tar balls washing ashore beaches in San Diego, California, nearly 100 miles away from a pipeline breach off the coast of Orange County. Local officials have launched efforts to clean up the spill ...