Acid spill at Zambian copper mine owned by a Chinese company contaminates major river, threatening millions. Authorities fear long-term damage to environment.

A massive oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key ...

Russia’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that his office will investigate the Emergency Situations Ministry over alleged failures in its response to the Black Sea oil spill. The spill occurred on Dec.

Russians expect public prosecution bodies "to work more efficiently" in the area of environmental protection, the head of state added ...

China's Sino-Metals Leach Zambia has been ordered to compensate all farmers and consumers affected by dam breach in the Kafue ...

Ecuador's state-owned oil company declared an emergency over a damaged pipeline and cut crude exports on Tuesday following a ...

Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador declared on Tuesday force majeure on its SOTE pipeline due to what it described as a landslide that provoked an oil spill, according to a statement from the ...

Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

When we think of oil spills, the images that come to mind may include seabirds coated in black slime, huge iridescent slicks ...