
RUSSIA ESTIMATES THE COST OF THE BLACK SEA OIL SPILL AT $1 BILLION
More than three months after the Black Sea oil spill, cleanup efforts continue in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Damages could reach $1 billion. Local authorities reported that approximately 800 tons of oil-contaminated materials have been collected to date. Russian President Putin called it the worst environmental disaster in recent years, saying that efforts to clean up […]

Why Did ‘Shocking’ Amounts of BP Oil Fall to the Seafloor?
A newly discovered process that makes oil drop like stones may inspire better cleanup strategies, experts say. In April 2010, as the biggest oil spill in U.S. history stained beaches and plastered birds with thick goo, something totally unexpected was happening under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico (map). Out of the public eye, a mass of […]