Over on the main page, TIME’s Michael Grunwald has a contrarian take on the Gulf oil spill. Far from being the greatest environmental catastrophe in American history—as everyone from President Obama ...

It was two years ago today that the Deepwater Horizon—a top-of-the-line offshore drilling rig owned by BP and run by Transocean—experienced a sudden burst of gas from a three-mile long well its crew ...

A sweeping proposal by the Trump administration to expand offshore oil and gas drilling could result in more than 4,000 oil ...

Crude from oil spill may be altering ecosystems "for all time," expert says. Sept. 18, 2010— -- On a morning stroll down the serene beaches of Grand Isle State Park, a visitor can watch as waves ...

Albert "Rusty" Gaude is a Fisheries Agent with LSU's Agricultural Center. On April 20, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico causing oil to spill into the waters. The spill is moving West but has ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For the second time in under a year, a ...

BP says it's responsible for whatever cleanup the Gulf oil spill requires. As the oil slick moves closer to show, we hear what could be in store for wildlife, economic interests and America's ...

Report warns of systemic industry problems, and similar blowout is possible. Jan. 5, 2011— -- The National Oil Spill Commission released the scathing first chapter of its forthcoming full report ...

Businesses like Hurricanes Seafood Restaurant and the Keystone Motel in Pass-a-Grill remember the devastating effects to the ...

April 20 marks the one-year anniversary of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, and oil continues to leak out of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead at an estimated rate of 1,000 to 5,000 ...