Stories Tagged as
Oil spill
The United Nations has a new fundraising strategy: you
May 10, 2023
The intergovernmental group’s crowdfunding campaign aims to avert a potential environmental disaster in the Red Sea.
A Georgia county is still tallying up the damage from a cargo ship that capsized in 2019
May 2, 2022
Birds along the coastline were covered in oil, but environmentalists say there may be additional damage to marine life that's harder to see.
Trump administration may roll back safety rules put in place after BP oil spill
by
Ryan Kailath
Dec 28, 2017
After the BP oil spill in 2010, a new federal oversight agency was created: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, it’s proposing to roll back some of the safety rules it created. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Details on ‘astonishingly high’ pollution in Nigeria emerge nine years after spill
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Scott Tong
Mar 24, 2017
A geologist says mangroves remain soaked in oil from a 2008 pipeline spill.
Gulf Coast residents upset by BP settlement funds
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 29, 2016
Alabama has used most of a recent settlement to help fund Medicaid and pay off debt.
The high cost of environmental disasters
by
Andy Uhler
Feb 24, 2016
In November, the worst mining disaster in Brazil's history killed 17 people.
Five years after BP spill, financial problems persist
by
Eliza Mills
Jul 2, 2015
How the oil spill changed businesses on the Gulf Coast.
For public good, not for profit.
The Santa Barbara oil spill that changed history
May 21, 2015
The 1969 incident led to the creation of some environmental groups.
Another oil train derails, as new rules approach
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Scott Tong
Mar 6, 2015
An uptick in accidents suggests tougher rules for oil tankers will prevail.
25 years after the Exxon Valdez crisis, we've learned...?
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Adriene Hill
Mar 24, 2014
It was a dramatic disaster to call attention to environmental risks, and 25 years later it stands out as an stark reminder of continuing environmental risks.