Environmental group now working to learn more about hydraulic oil spill in Westmoreland County
After crews were able to contain the leak, now environmental groups are working to learn if there was any damage done.
Oil spill extends nearly 2 miles down river after containment tanks leak at Westmoreland County steel plant
Water rescue crews and first responders were on the scene Monday afternoon following an oil spill at a plant in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County.
Shell reports oil spill in Nigeria after saver pit overflows
The oil major's Nigeria business said its spill response team contained the overflow and informed authorities. It added that arrangements
Crews work to clean up oil in Allegheny River following spill from Westmoreland County steel plant
LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — Crews worked Tuesday to clean what they could of a hydraulic oil spill that happened at the Braeburn Alloy Steel Plant Monday, where an undetermined amount of oil went into the Allegheny County River. Video from Drone 11 showed visible oil-stained ice along the bank of the Allegheny River from that spill.
Oil spill reported at plant in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County
Water rescue crews and first responders were on the scene Monday following an oil spill at a plant in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County.Westmoreland County dispatch confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that officials were on the scene at the Braeburn Alloy Steel Mill along Braeburn Road before 4 p.
Following the cleanup of an oil spill in Westmoreland County, new details emerge
The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection was able to contain and cleanup an oil spill from a steel mill in Lower Burrell, but one environmental group still has concerns. KDKA's Chris DeRose has the story.
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South Africa: Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy Confirmed As Source of West Coast Oil Spill
Clean-up operations continue on West Coast beaches after an oil spill from the wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy. A local conservationist says she is impressed by the quick response from authorities. Over ...
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Crews cleaning up after crude oil spill in north central North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality says 300 barrels, amounting to about 12,600 gallons of the crude oil ...
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About 23 tonnes of diesel leaks from police facility near Sentosa, no oil slicks observed
"There are no oil slicks observed," said authorities. No impact was caused to operations in the Port of Singapore, nor was ...
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EPA assists in Niles spill cleanup
Cleanup efforts are underway in Niles following an oil spill caused by vandalism of a transformer used for the former ...
Nanomaterials are emerging as a powerful tool for coastal oil spill cleanup
Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region's ecosystem can be ...
Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business
The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered ...
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Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy confirmed as source of West Coast oil spill
Over 4,000 tons of material has been collected from the wreck site so far. Clean-up operations are continuing on West Coast ...
Russia's oil tanker crash causes 'worst ecological catastrophe,' with Black Sea in need of a decade to recover
On the night of Dec. 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait, a narrow ...