Uncovering hidden oil spills Satellite imagery means large oil spills in the ocean are relatively easily detected. When a tanker crashes or a pipe bursts, scientists know where to look.

of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst offshore oil spill are still being felt. Oil company BP paid billions of dollars in damages, propelling ambitious coastal restoration ...

We need to remember how fragile and vulnerable our ocean and our coasts are and in ... May 19th, 2025 marks 10 years since the devastating Refugio oil spill. “It was a really devastating ...