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Thousands of people are cutting off their hair and donating it to help soak up an oil spill in Venezuela that is so large it can be seen from space
Hair can be used to weave nets that prevent oil spills from spreading. Some people are even giving …
Katie Hawkinson
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Thousands of fishermen could be out of work for months until the 800,000-liter oil spill off the Philippines is cleaned up
The oil spill off the island of Mindoro has coated the country's beaches with a thick black coat of…
Aditi Bharade
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10 of the biggest oil spills in history
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill approaches the coast of Mobile, Alabama, on May 6, 2010.Mi…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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About 150 tourists are reportedly being held hostage in Peru. Locals are demanding a response to oil spills that have polluted their river.
The people being held include citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Natalie Musumeci
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A deteriorating oil tanker in the Red Sea could cause 'environmental catastrophe,' new study says
The F.S.O. Safer, an ultra-large crude oil tanker stationed near Yemen's Hodeidah port, has been "d…
Jake Epstein
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Southern California oil spill caused by a pipeline that split and was apparently dragged
More than 125,000 gallons of crude oil has leaked from an offshore California pipeline into the Pac…
Jake Epstein
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Authorities had 'strong indication' of Southern California oil spill at least 10 hours before it was reported
Authorities closed many beaches by Saturday but residents living near the coast told the Los Angele…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Officials in Southern California are warning residents to stay clear of beaches as a 13-mile-long oil spill is about to wash ashore
The 13-mile slick between Newport Beach and Huntington Beach is believed to have originated from a …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Wildlife officials have found more than 100 birds covered in oil after Hurricane Ida caused a spill at a refinery
Alligators, river otters, and nutria - large, semiaquatic rodents - have also been found covered in…
Kelsey Vlamis
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California fishermen and fish processors received a $230 million settlement after devastating 2015 oil spill
"This settlement should serve as a reminder that pollution just can't be a cost of doing business,"…
Ryan Hogg
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A cargo ship carrying chemicals that has burned for 13 straight days off Sri Lanka is now sinking, and could create a devastating oil spill
The Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl caught fire on May 20, and has spilled some chemicals and mi…
Sinéad Baker
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An oil spill off the Philippine coast has coated some of the world's most beautiful beaches in sludge: 'Our white sand is now black'
Since then, oil has steadily leaked out into the sea, blackening shorelines, killing wildlife, and …
James Pasley
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Starbucks' new olive oil-infused coffees are sparking curiosity and disgust among TikTok taste-testers: 'It's like an oil spill on your iced coffee'
The olive oil-doused drinks, inspired by a Mediterranean custom, are sparking a wave of scathing re…
Geoff Weiss
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TikTok is divided over Starbucks' new olive oil-infused coffee. Some say it looks like an 'oil spill on your iced coffee,' others say it's tasty.
One TikToker gagged while taking a sip of the drink, and another said it was way too oily. But some…
Aditi Bharade
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BP boss who resigned over undisclosed relationships with colleagues ended his marriage by text message, says ex-wife
Bernard Looney abruptly resigned from BP this week after admitting he failed to disclose relationsh…
Jyoti Mann
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Ukraine has a key bridge in its sights, and Russia is throwing whatever it can, from sunken ships to smoke screens, into trying to defend it
Russia appears to be throwing whatever it can into trying to defend the Kerch Bridge from Ukraine's…
Chris Panella
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Tar balls are appearing on San Diego beaches, possibly linked to the pipeline breach in southern California
Earlier this week, a pipeline breach off the coast of southern California spilled more than 125,000…
Lauren Frias
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A supply-chain traffic jam of container ships off Southern California ports may have contributed to the massive oil spill
Early findings suggest the ecological disaster may have been caused when a ship's anchor tore a rip…
Francis Agustin
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Senators push for offshore oil-drilling ban in budget reconciliation after California disaster
The demand comes days after an accident dumped more than 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the wate…
Charles Davis
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Dead fish and birds are washing up on the coast of Southern California after more than 125,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean
The oil spill spanned 13-square-miles into the water, prompting city officials to close the beaches…