The three major coastal disasters created consensus, established new priorities and presented an opportunity to build ...

In Nautla, a municipality on the coast of the Mexican state of Veracruz, soft folds of sand await sea turtles as their annual ...

On March 24, 1989, just after midnight, a massive oil tanker ran aground in one of the most pristine marine environments in North America. Within hours, black crude oil was spreading across the icy ...

Rhode Island has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth using settlement funds from a 2003 oil spill. The Bouchard B-120 oil spill released 98,000 gallons of fuel oil, impacting nearly 100 ...

The Department of Environmental Conservation formally announced on Friday the statewide launch of a program to help eligible homeowners cover cleanup costs relating to home heating oil spills. DEC’s ...

Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...