As Gulf waters warm to above 80 degrees, the tar seeps from the Gulf floor and is carried by currents to the beach, according to Padre Island National Seashore. Over time, the tar balls begin to ...

LONG BEACH, Long Island (WABC) -- A troubling discovery off the coast of Long Island has sparked an investigation into what appears to be balls of tar washing on up Lido Beach.

Tar balls and oil are mixed with sea grass on the beach of South Padre Island, Texas, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report) “I’ve got a couple surf boards full of it.

SINGER ISLAND, Fla. — Some beachgoers on Singer Island say they spotted several tar balls along the beach at Ocean Reef Park. “I just noticed a bunch of big black blobs on the beach,” says ...

The handful of tar balls came ashore Saturday and a second wave amounting to about 5 gallons of oil was found Sunday scattered along 1½ miles of beach on eastern Galveston Island and Crystal ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Border Report) — Before he set up his sail umbrella on Thursday for a day at the beach, Bill Tasker got a shovel and cleaned the tar and oil from the sand. “It’s ...