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Oil spills

Ixtoc blowout

Forgotten satellite data is helping researchers reconstruct the effects of a 1979 oil spill

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From old satellite data, two optical oceanographers have created a new digital map of the Gulf of Mexico, which may allow researchers to better understand the long-term effects of the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill.

Oil slick Gulf of Mexico

Studying a 1979 oil spill may help scientists predict long-term effects of Deepwater Horizon

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Shell Can't swim sign

Shell Oil faces a lawsuit in the UK over oil spills in Nigeria

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A work boat passes an oiled marshland one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Bay Jimmy near Myrtle Grove, Louisiana.

Five years later, the Gulf of Mexico is still recovering from Deepwater Horizon

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The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here

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Drilling unit aground

A new report finds nations are woefully unprepared for Arctic oil spills

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As the Arctic regions warm, the oil industry wants to drill offshore in the northernmost seas. But given the logistical challenges of drilling in the Arctic and increasing concerns about climate change, does it even make sense to try?As the Arctic regions warm, the oil industry wants to drill offshore in the northernmost seas. But given the logistical challenges of drilling in the Arctic and increasing concerns about climate change, does it even make sense to try?

Canada moves to put tougher limits on dangerous oil trains

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Millions of gallons of crude travel across North America by rail. Canada has just imposed new rules designed to increase the safety of transporting crude oil by rail.Millions of gallons of crude travel across North America by rail. Canada has just imposed new rules designed to increase the safety of transporting crude oil by rail.

Critical moments for sinking freighter off New Zealand

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The freighter that hit a reef off the coast of New Zealand is in danger of causing even greater damage after bad weather caused off-loading operations to be suspended.

An intimate tour of the threatened Gulf Coast

The Gulf Coast oil spill threatens fragile ecosystems like Alabama’s Grand Bay marsh. Conservationists are touring the pristine area before it’s too late.

Oil Spill off Brazil’s Coast

Chevron recently admitted responsibility for an oil spill off the coast of Brazil. Brazil is banking on its vast deep sea oil reserves for economic development.

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