De Smog Blog (blog)Crews Say 44 Percent of California Coast Oil Spill CleanedABC NewsCleanup teams have determined 44 percent of 96.5 miles of California coastline clear of oil from the Refugio Oil Spill. California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswo …

De Smog Blog (blog)Pipeline Firm Told California Oil Spill 'Extremely Unlikely'ABC NewsA Texas company whose ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years had assured the government that a break in the line while …

Los Angeles TimesHead of California agency accused of favoring oil industry quitsLos Angeles TimesCalifornia's oil regulators, the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, have been facing scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency af …

CBC.caVancouver oil spill response plan requires major overhaul, says expertCBC.caAmerican marine toxicologist and oil spill expert Riki Ott has added her voice to the chorus of critics, calling the response to the oil spill in English Bay "dismal.&qu …

Deliberations near in ex-BP executive's oil spill trialWashington PostNEW ORLEANS — Closing arguments are set for Friday in the case of a former BP executive charged with lying to federal investigators about the 2010 BP oil spill. Prosecution and defen …

Santa Barbara IndependentFisherman Sues Pipeline Owner Over Santa Barbara Oil SpillABC NewsA commercial fisherman sued the owner of the oil pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara coast, alleging the environmental disaster …

NOLA.comFire on Coastal Louisiana Oil Platform ExtinguishedABC NewsA fire that burned for more than a day on an oil production platform off Louisiana's coast was extinguished early Saturday, the Coast Guard said. The fire was on a platform in Breton So …

RTUS Says Decade-Old Gulf Oil Leak Could Last Another CenturyABC NewsFor more than a decade, oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico where a hurricane toppled a drilling company's platform off the coast of Louisiana. Now the federal government is …

ABC NewsOil Industry Challenges Rules Meant to Stop Train ExplosionsABC NewsThe U.S. oil industry has filed a court challenge to new rules aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic accidents involving crude moved by rail, following a string of fiery derai …

The Globe and MailRecent Oil Train Crashes in the US and CanadaABC NewsSweeping regulations to boost the safety of trains transporting crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids were announced Friday by U.S. and Canadian officials. The long-awaited reg …