The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float.

The ecological catastrophe began December 15, when two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239, sank ...

This article was first published by Salish Current. Washington state oil refineries are taking advantage of a newly expanded ...

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared ...

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared ...

Russian rescue workers have cleared over 86,000 metric tons of contaminated materials following a severe oil spill in the Black Sea, where ageing tankers were hit by a storm. Thousands of workers have ...

Russian rescue workers have cleared more than 86,000 metric tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the ...

Western Washington refineries brought in more oil by tanker from Canada after an expanded export terminal opened in May near ...

Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than ...

Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the ...

Fuel oil has reached the southern coast of Crimea, according to our subscribers. Rocks are covered in a black film. Birds ...

Finland seized an oil tanker that authorities believe might have deliberately cut vital undersea cables. Finnish authorities ...