Sadly, the problem is not rare. Researchers issue warning after discovering overlooked fallout of major oil spill: 'I'd never ...

BOSTON - Preliminary findings suggest that the oil that leaked into Boston's Muddy River from Leverett Pond in Brookline came from a storm drain, according to the Massachusetts Executive Office of ...

An oil pipeline leak that has dispersed about 1.1 million gallons into the Gulf of Mexico could become a greater hazard to wildlife and the general ecosystem if it moves closer to the Louisiana shore, ...

Roughly 420 gallons of crude oil spilled into Sisar Creek between Ojai and Santa Paula in Ventura County.

SEATTLE -- Nuka, the aging otter at the Seattle Aquarium, survived one of the ugliest environmental catastrophes. She has battled a startling host of health issues since she was pulled as a pup from ...

BROOKLINE, MASS. (WHDH) - New England wildlife experts have been busy at work, treating dozens of animals affected by the apparent oil spill in Boston’s Muddy River. Emergency teams have been working ...

Oil spills continue to pose a serious threat to avian species worldwide. The contamination of aquatic and coastal ecosystems not only results in immediate mortality but also provokes sublethal effects ...

Multiple effects of oil and its components in fish / Christopher J. Kennedy -- Toxicological and physiological effects of the surfactant dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate at varying salinities during ...

HELPING OUT AS WELL. SO THIS IS A GOSLING AND IT’S COVERED IN OIL. IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK ALONG THE INNER HARBOR AS CREWS WORK TO CLEAN UP THE OIL SPILL AND SAVE WILDLIFE. THAT INCLUDES MARYLAND’S ...

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Pelicans, sea lions and other animals affected by an oil spill off the coast of Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara will spend the next few weeks in rehabilitation.

Anthropogenic disturbances such as oil spills can cause mortality in benthic infaunal communities, reducing diversity and abundance and impeding sediment ecosystem functions. Sublethal effects of oil ...