In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated ...

as evidenced by the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 that caused notable environmental harm. The Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound and released nearly 11 million gallons of ...

Before the 2010 BP oil spill, the most notable – and devastating – oil spill was the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. It occurred when a tanker accidentally ran ashore and spilled millions of gallons of oil ...

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

Emergency teams were continuing to clean up a massive oil spill staining the Kerch Strait in Russia. Footage shows excavators ...

An oil spill in Nigeria's delta region has caused a fire that is yet to be contained. A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited blames the spill on oil thieves. Accidents are ...

A major clean-up operation is underway in Tasmania's west after 4,000 litres of oil spilled into a lake. The spill came after heavy rain almost two weeks ago, which flushed the contents of an old ...

Authorities including Hydro Tasmania, TasWater and the West Coast Council have since been working since the spill to contain and clean up the oil, using equipment such as absorbent pads and "spill ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A Charlottetown resident is calling on the P.E.I. government to do more to protect homeowners after reading about a recent oil spill very similar ... environmental cleanup bill from the province ...

A clean-up is continuing in Tasmania's north-west ... delivered to a tiny town on Tasmania's west coast after a large oil spill contaminated its drinking supply. A slick black line can be seen ...