This is the story of the first Earth Day—and why it mattered This is the ... We still don’t know the full impacts of the BP oil spill, 10 years later We still don’t know the full impacts ...

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

Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills.

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM An international research team led by the University of Galway has charted the extent of ecological damage caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta in ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

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An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the ...

Scientists have used Earth observational ... radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9,000km² region in the Niger Delta, and to pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the most ...