This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

and coral reefs are still feeling the effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill 15 years later In the wake of the spill, it was apparent the toll the oil had taken on wildlife. Approximately 82,000 ...

With more than 2000 km of coastline getting affected due to the oil coating, the spill caused widespread harm to coral reefs, marshlands, and critical ecosystems that serve as habitats for many ...

A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re all at risk from large amounts of fertiliser and oil ...

The first pictures of a huge coral reef system discovered in the Amazon ... drilling in the area means a “constant risk of an oil spill”. Campaigner Thiago Almeira said environmental licensing ...

Scientists plan to use what they learn to help restore communities harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Robin Catalano The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for the specific source of the ...

Sources of oil pollution include accidental tanker spills, illegal discharge of ballast water, and leaks from offshore oil facilities, all of which threaten marine life, including coral reefs, ...

“The coral reefs had begun to regenerate and the lagoon was getting back its coral gardens,” said Dowarkasing. “Now this might all be killed again by the oil spill.” A French military ...

Certain deepwater corals in the Gulf of Mexico have deteriorated since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Recently, NOAA’s RESTORE Act Science Program has awarded scientists $1.3 million to ...

But new technologies are helping to change that, revealing hidden oil spills, speeding up the discovery of new species and ...