Spills don’t happen every day, so it can be easy to overlook the need to conduct spill response trainings. Skipping spill drills can compromise safety, expose employees to unfamiliar hazards and ...

In presentations at the four committee meetings and at the workshop, leading experts from the spill-response, regulatory, environmental, and oil-transportation communities consistently identified a ...

Oil spills can be among the most devastating environmental disasters, with the potential to severely damage marine ecosystems, disrupt coastal communities, and impose lasting economic damage.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. USDOT returned to the Academies in 2014 with a request to form an ad hoc committee to ...

When responding to a hazardous spill, every second counts—and Purdue University researchers have found a way to maximize that time. A research team led by Nusrat Jung, an assistant professor in the ...

Volunteers with the Southern California oil spill response are now working as far south as Oceanside after tar balls were spotted on North County San Diego beaches, officials said Thursday. "Last ...

Responders have recovered approximately 32,718 gallons of oily water mixture after a spill that occurred on April 26 in a marsh environment near the Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's ...

Emergency assistance dial 216-368-3333. Contact University Health and Counseling Services at 216-368-2450 or go to University Hospitals Emergency Room (11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH 44106) Note: any ...

A chemical spill has prompted a large emergency response Wednesday at a manufacturing facility in Mooresville.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has conducted a table-top exercise with Indonesia and Malaysia to enhance regional coordination and strengthen response capabilities for oil spills.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response is now accepting volunteer applications from the public to help with cleanup efforts after the Orange County ...

How bad was the East Los Angeles crude oil spill? Will the county sue the oil company to recoup money for cleanup?