(Natural News) Much of the news coverage surrounding Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans in August 2005, focused on the flooding and damage to homes caused by the storm. One aspect that didn’t get as much attention were the resulting oil spills. More than a week after the storm, crude oil was still leaking from […]

(Natural News) Experts predict that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish within the next century — a serious problem, considering there’s still a lot to be explored in their depths. The adverse effects of plastic pollution have been the subject of many studies, but according to marine scientists from the National […]

(Natural News) It’s common knowledge that oil spills kill fish and other wildlife, but a new study has identified a particularly toxic chemical found in crude oil that affects the cardiovascular systems of fish – and likely that of humans also. The chemical – phenanthrene – is responsible for the cardiotoxicity found in fish exposed […]

(Natural News) Oil and water don’t mix, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to clean up an oil spill. Despite many technological advances that make life easier in this day and age, experts are still trying to develop efficient and eco-friendly ways to clean up bodies of water contaminated with industrial discharge. A team of researchers […]

(Natural News) Eight years have passed since the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. But oil continues to persist in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A study warned that this water pollution is caused by chemical reactions in the oil due to exposure to sunlight, an article on Science News reported. The disaster was the biggest marine […]

(Natural News) Cleaning up oil spills is always a dirty and dangerous job, but a new study revealed its hidden health cost. According to Environmental Health Perspectives, two of the chemical dispersants used to clear up the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010 have been linked to numerous health problems reported by oil spill response crews after the […]

(Natural News) Three years ago, a farmer in North Dakota discovered one of the largest crude oil spills to ever be recorded in the state’s history. According to the farmer, Steve Jensen, he saw oil just “bubbling up out of the ground” while he was harvesting wheat. Jensen says that he smelled the oil a […]