EURACTIVEU opens door to Canada's dirty oilEURACTIVOil extracted from tar sands is far more polluting than conventional hydrocarbons. But the EU's decision to change the way it classifies the fuel is good news for Canadian exports and bad news for …

MarketWatchOil gets a boost from a drop in US supplies, but output remains a big concernMarketWatchOil prices shot up more than 3% on Wednesday after data from the EIA showed U.S. crude stockpiles dropped 5.2 million barrels in the week ended May 5, far ex …

amNYEast River oil spill: Thousands of gallons seeped into water, Coast Guard estimatesamNYOver 5,000 gallons of oil from a Con Edison transformer in Brooklyn could have seeped into the East River, the Coast Guard said Wednesday, giving the first estimate …

CNBCDakota Access Pipeline spilled oil 84 gallons of oil in South DakotaCNBCThe Dakota Access Pipeline leaked 84 gallons of crude oil at a pump station in South Dakota last month, according to state documents. The spill, the equivalent of two barrels of oi …

Longmont City Council urges governor not to appeal oil, gas court ruling about health, environmentLongmont Times-CallCoombs wrote: "On behalf of the Longmont City Council, I respectfully ask that you not appeal the ... case, and allow the current law …

CNNMoneyDakota Access Pipeline suffered a minor oil spill in AprilCNNMoneyThe Dakota Access Pipeline isn't fully open for business, but it's already suffered a minor oil spill. Early last month the controversial pipeline leaked roughly 84 gallons o …

The HillDakota Access pipeline leaks 84 gallons of oil in SDThe HillSouth Dakota officials are looking into a small leak along the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline that spilled 84 gallons of oil. A pump connecting the pipeline to a crude oil storage tan …

Metro US'Catastrophic' Con Ed Transformer Failure Causes Enormous East River Oil SlickGothamistA Con Edison substation in Brooklyn spewed dielectric fluid into the East River on Sunday, causing an oil slick that witnesses said could be seen in Quee …

Coffs Coast AdvocateTeen KFC worker falls into 51L vat of hot oilCoffs Coast AdvocateMagistrate Stephen Lieschke said the teenager suffered severe burns after falling over backwards into a 51L vat of hot oil placed behind him, without his knowledge, by the …

North Dakota has experienced more than 700 oil spills in the past year aloneScienceAlertWith the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline expected to start operations this week, the latest reports on the state's oil spill record do not bode well. Ac …