BP PLC said Saturday it wants to keep using a chemical dispersant to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, despite orders from federal regulators to use something less toxic. The chemical dispersant at ...

BP's Gulf oil spill disaster has almost multiplied William Georgie's employment roll nine times. Georgie's Port Arthur business, Worldwide Sorbent Products, makes oil absorbent booms, rolls and pads ...

Responders have deployed approximately 5,100 feet of hard booms and 106 bales of absorbent boom, with an additional 2,500 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Julia Whitty reports on the ongoing cleanup of the Gulf oil spill: “BP’s two prime ...

One of the major lines of defense against the encroaching oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is boom. That's the kind of floating device that can soak up, contain and prevent oil from reaching beaches ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. After a technical evaluation, BP announced Friday that it would not use ...

Oil spill disasters on land cause long-term damage for communities and the natural environment, polluting soils and sediments and contaminating groundwater. Current methods using synthetic sorbent ...

Here's some oil spill facts and figures gleaned this morning from the government, BP and other reports. -- $2 billion: total cost to BP so far. -- $50 billion: what BP reportedly plans to raise to ...