On June 4, approximately 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the Hopkins Hospital spilled into Inner Harbor, Baltimore.

The amount of fuel spilled into the Baltimore Harbor that occurred Wednesday has now more than doubled in the amount initially reported.

Thousands of gallons of oil spilled into the Baltimore Harbor in Harbor East on Wednesday afternoon from diesel tanks ...

Thirty to 40 gallons of oil recently spilled into Quarry Trail Metro Park's waterways, likely due to illegal dumping, according to a Metro Parks spokesperson. On Sunday, May 11, a park employee ...

Oceanic oil spills ... food and water. It's a net negative for the entire planet, and it takes a lengthy, expensive effort to clean up. Unfortunately, despite how catastrophic oil spills can ...

A growing oil spill in the Humber Estuary has sparked concerns of an environmental disaster after an oil tanker and cargo ship crashed off the Yorkshire coast. At least 36 people have been rescued ...

An oil spill occurs when petroleum or its derivatives are released into the environment, typically into water bodies, and spread quickly due to the chemical properties of oil. The effects can last ...

Marine oil spills are one of the most concerning sources of water pollution, destroying entire ocean habitats and the animals, plants and microbes living there. When oil is mixed with water ...

Officials are investigating outfalls and drainage points to figure out the source of the spill. Crews will continue to put materials into the water to absorb the oil. New England wildlife ...

Baltimore Gas and Electric successfully pilots a device that filters out oil in a hydrocarbon spill, so water can be safely discharged into the environment. No utility is immune to high-voltage ...

An oil spill that leaked more than 34,000 gallons out in a southern Louisiana bayou over the weekend has already killed wildlife and prompted a water conservation order for people in the area.

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 ...