
BP's long-awaited internal report on what it believes went wrong when a rig exploded and started the massive Gulf oil spill never mentions the words blame, regret, apology, mistake or pollution. The word fault shows up 20 times, but only once in the same sentence as the company's name.
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has revealed a previously unknown type of oil-eating bacteria, which is suddenly flourishing.
The cleanup of history's worst peacetime oil spill is generating thousands of tons of oil-soaked debris that is ending up in local landfills, some of which were already dealing with environmental concerns.
Federal investigators probing the blowout that led to the Gulf oil spill grilled a Halliburton official Tuesday about concerns the petroleum services firm raised over the potential for a severe gas flow problem if a BP plan...
Woman in police custody after 2 people shot dead, 1 critically wounded at Pa. cookie factory
Fla. pastor cancels Quran-burning, then reconsiders, saying imam lied about moving NYC mosque
At least a dozen homes on fire after witnesses report explosion on hillside near San Francisco
Fla. pastor rethinks decision to cancel burning Qurans, says lied to about moving NY mosque.
Fla. pastor cancels 9/1l plans to burn Qurans, says NYC mosque will be moved; imams disagree
Iran says female American to be freed to mark the end Ramadan, 2 men remain in custody
Jobless claims drop and trade gap narrows, easing fears of recession relapse