CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Salvage operations were in high-gear on Thursday to prevent a potential oil spill and pollution along South Africa's west coast from a grounded general cargo vessel, authorities ...

Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — It’s a loss today for some advocates — including some children — who sued the state. They claimed New Mexico wasn’t doing enough to prevent pollution from oil and gas drilling. On ...

A new study reveals that premature deaths and illnesses from air pollution related to gas and oil operations disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latino communities. California ...