The WaveWalker, my charterboat, was hired numerous times over the years for a photographers’ offshore dream assignment. Swirling oil seeps in the Santa ...

But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a natural mechanism for cleaning up oil in the environment. Can the natural ability of microorganisms to degrade oil be harnessed to ...

Despite efforts to mitigate the issue, two additional oil seeps were discovered in January 2025 along a bedrock outcropping near the EPA’s oil sump collection building. That facility ...

often remnants of oil spills or natural oil seeps. Exposure to tar balls can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some individuals due to the toxic chemicals they contain. It's ...