Oil Spills

It was considered the worst environmental disaster in the Midwest: on July 26, 2010 more than 1 million gallons of oil spilled from a burst pipeline in Calhoun County, and into a nearby creek.   The company behind the spill, Enbridge Energy, has been...

Halliburton Co., one of the world’s largest oil services businesses, pulled in record revenue in North America as the energy industry shied from natural gas production and boosted oil field exploration instead. The Houston firm’s revenue in...

BARATARIA BAY, La. (AP) — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are...

Financial reports to show how much cash left for candidates, ’super’ PACs since Super Tuesday WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since the Super Tuesday primaries, voters are getting a look at just how much money presidential...

In spite of the disaster, and the uncertain future the Seafood Market in Westwego never shut down. Vendors have remained there seven days a week doing what they can to stay afloat. Vanessa Bolano has more. “We still maintaining so.” Dee...

Former BP engineer arrested, U.S. government shows hand in Gulf of Mexico oil spill case NEW ORLEANS (AP) — By arresting a former BP engineer Tuesday, federal prosecutors for the first time showed their hand in the Gulf oil spill case, saying...

 Wide spread complaints of the odor of natural gas in the air prompted the Department of Environmental Protection to issue an advisory. As a result of wafting odors from a New Jersey oil spill, persons with respiratory problems, as well as young...

"In the Treasury we do not speak of tons of silver. Our unit is the troy ounce." That was the response from some bureaucrat when Leslie Groves, the man who oversaw the Manhattan Project, sought thousands of tons of silver to be turned into electrical...

Whether for or against the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, everyone agrees that safety and responsibility are two key components to making this project a success for TransCanada and South Dakotans. But a proposal by the South Dakota Senate...

A federal report detailing the cause of the 2010 Kalamazoo oil spill has been set back 6 months. Enbridge owns the pipeline that ruptured, pumping more than 840,000 gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo river basin near Talmadge Creek. Officials have...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- The release of a federal report detailing the cause of a 2010 pipeline rupture that spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil in southern Michigan has been delayed. The report is expected to be released this fall, about six months...

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the...