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Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions ...

Spotlighting the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill In advance of the Feb. 27 arguments in the punitive damages case Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, an effort has been launched to remind the public (if not the ...

Every day, millions of gallons of oil move from the Arctic through the trans-Alaska pipeline to the small coastal town of Valdez, 600 miles away. There, high above the waters of Prince William Sound, ...

The Dow Industrials edged slightly lower last week, while the S&P 500 lost one percent and the Nasdaq dropped two. Two Arkansas residents have filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil (XOM). They're seeking ...

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer accused Exxon Mobil Wednesday of making false claims about the environmental safety of its oil pipeline in the Yellowstone River before and after a July 1 spill.

Exxon Mobil was hit with an environmental lawsuit on Jan. 9 in New York Supreme Court for Albany County by the State of New York. The action seeks to recover $342,000 in cleanup costs incurred by the ...

A Laurel couple whose house was damaged first by Yellowstone River flooding last year and then by the ExxonMobil oil spill, is suing a federal agency over a flood insurance claim.