Oil Spill
Texas Pipeline Company Admits Santa Barbara Oil Spill Was 40 Percent Larger Than Estimated
The pipeline, owned by Plains All American Pipeline, burst in May and led to hundreds of bird and mammal deaths, in what was the worst spill in 25 years
It Could Be Months Before We Know Why a Chinese-Owned Pipeline Burst in Alberta
Nexen has apologized for the rupture of a pipeline carrying oil emulsion last week and says it won't be starting up production again on that project anytime soon. On Wednesday, it revealed it did not know exactly when the leak occurred.
How the Biggest, Most Expensive Oil Spill in History Changed Nothing at All
Why the Deepwater Horizon spill failed to inspire reform.
BP Is Going to Fork Over $18.7 Billion Post Deepwater Horizon Spill
BP is footing the largest settlement bill for an oil spill in American history.
Belize Drops Proposal for Offshore Oil Drilling on World’s Second Largest Barrier Reef
The Great Mayan Reef wowed Darwin and Cousteau, and was under threat of oil drilling by Belize's government. A civil movement to stop the plan forced Belize to drop its appeals aimed at opening offshore drilling.
Biloxi's Crude Deal: Oil Spill Reparations Are Funding a Baseball Stadium in Mississippi
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill destroyed the environment and wrecked business along the Gulf Coast. Mississippi's answer? A publicly funded minor league ballpark.
Southern California's Seafood Industry Is Choking on Oil
When a Southern California pipeline burst last week, it sent 20,000 gallons of oil into the biologically dense Santa Barbara Channel. While volunteers are helping to scrub seabirds and shellfish clean, fishers are being forced further out to sea to...
VICE News Capsule - Monday, May 25
Female activists cross the border separating North and South Korea, Ethiopia holds elections, Russia outlaws 'undesirable' NGOs, and weather hinders cleanup efforts of the California oil spill.
California Oil Spill: "It Stunk Like Fucking Hell"
Surf is not up off the Southern California coast, where a Texas pipeline company has just lost 105,000 gallons (and counting) of crude oil.
Surprise: BP's Record-Breaking Oil Spill Decimated Dolphins
The dolphins are dying in huge numbers following the worst marine spill in history.
Gulf of Mexico Seafood Might Finally Be Safe
A new study from the University of Florida promises a brighter future for the Gulf of Mexico, which was stricken by the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. Researchers sampled more than 1,000 fish, shrimp, oysters and blue crabs in the region and...
VICE News Capsule - Monday, April 20
Police stations provide safe haven for foreigners in South Africa, Central American migrants rally against border security program, US veterans and activists visit Agent Orange center, and it's five years since the BP Gulf Of Mexico oil spill.