Jul 22 2011
World War II Shipwrecks Pose Oil Spill Threat
Around the world, governments are taking stock of oil submerged aboard long-sunk, deteriorating vessels.
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Jul 03 2011
Pipeline Rupture Spews Oil Down Yellowstone River
An estimated 1,000 barrels or 42,000 gallons of crude oil has spread over nearly 100 miles along the flooded banks of the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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Jul 01 2011
Eco-friendly Removal of Oil from Soil
The year-long process may provide an alternative bioremediation treatment for removing oil.
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Jul 01 2011
Hitting the Beach? Best and Worst Assessed
Overall, beaches in the Great Lakes region were the worst, while those in the Southeast and NY/NJ were the best.
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Jun 25 2011
Clean Swimming in a Dirty River
A design for a New York City pool proposes that it float on the Hudson River and filter water through its sides.
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Apr 20 2011
BP-Like Spill in Arctic Would Be Disastrous
Unpredictable ice and bad weather could make it nearly impossible to respond to a spill on the scale of what was seen in the Gulf a year ago.
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Apr 19 2011
BP Oil Spill Anniversary: Where Are We Now?
Life around the Gulf for humans has largely returned to normal a year after the BP oil spill. For wildlife, however, it may be a different story.
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Apr 17 2011
La. Oil Spill Crews Suffer Mystery Illnesses
More and more workers in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe report chronic symptoms neither they nor their doctors can explain.
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Mar 30 2011
Whale, Dolphin Deaths in Gulf Spill Underestimated
The death toll of animals from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be 50 times higher than originally reported.
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Mar 28 2011
Liquid Salt Extracts Oil from Sand
An eco-friendly method could extract millions of barrels of oil and tar trapped in sand.
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