Nigerian state oil company NNPC has said a fire on a crude storage barge at its Cawthorne Channel facility in the coastal Rivers state had been contained with no casualties.

A massive fire and explosion has destroyed two oil flow stations around the Cawthorne Channel in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, with reports indicating loss of lives and extensive damage ...

As sickness and deaths continue to stalk Fort Chipewyan, Chief Allan Adam says new charges are a belated step towards ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a notice of violation against the operator of Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell following a hydraulic oil spill at the site earlier this ...

See our newsletter page here. (The Texas Tribune) – In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real ...

At last night’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the Lafourche Parish School Board approved next year’s Academic Calendar. The first day of the 2025-26 school year for students is Thursday, August ...

Shell Nigeria on Tuesday, reported an oil spill from its facility in Ogale, close to Port Harcourt, following the overflow of a saver pit during flushing operations in the Niger Delta region. This is ...

For Super Bowl LIX, the NFL environmental program has tailored projects to address the unique needs of Louisiana, a region grappling with land loss and coastal erosion ...

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Lafourche Parish man in the latest Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force activity. John “Buster” Gisclair, 57, of Raceland ...

(Courtesy: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition) Oil spills can pollute large volumes of surrounding water – thousands of times greater than the spill itself – causing ...

OIL SPILL CLEANUP. A Philippine Coast Guard personnel collects spilled oil at the San Isidro River in San Pedro, Laguna on Monday (Jan. 27, 2025). The PCG on Tuesday (Jan. 28) said around 1,000 liters ...

The spill occurred at about 7 p.m. Sunday and has since been stopped. >> Palolo Stream; The public is advised to remain out of Palolo Stream between Hinahina Street and Palolo Avenue due to a ...