Barge strikes Galveston bridge, causing oil spill, power outage, and traffic shutdown
a barge After colliding with the bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, it caused major disruption for people in the Galveston, Texas, area, leaving people stranded on the island and briefly losing power. “Approximately 11 miles of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway had to be closed due to an oil spill from a barge.” Just before […]
Liquid nitrogen fertilizer spill kills nearly 750K fish in Iowa river: officials
Earlier this month, a fertilizer spill in Iowa killed hundreds of thousands of fish along a roughly 80-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri state line, state officials said. On March 11, NEW Cooperative, Inc. of Red Oak reported a spill to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on its property […]
Pfizer chemical spill in Michigan causes local authorities to issue no-contact advisory of Kalamazoo River
Pfizer has acknowledged a chemical spill into the Kalamazoo River, prompting local authorities to issue a no-contact advisory for the river in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Government health agencies have said the chemicals involved in the spill are possible carcinogens and can be deadly in high doses. But Pfizer said it “does not assume any health risks.” […]
California highway clogged after hundreds of toilet paper rolls spill
A truck loaded with toilet paper rolls spilled liquid on a California highway, snarling traffic. A huge box containing about three boxes of toilet paper fell from a Ford F-350 into the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Newhall, Calif., Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities said hundreds of rolls clogged a […]
FOX 5 News Now (Oct. 3): ‘Many Animals Will Die’ In SoCal Oil Spill, Officials Say
MAJOR OIL SPILL: A leaking oil rig has poured well over 100000 gallons into the water off Southern California’s coast, harming … source
Dutch forces deployed to Caribbean territory hit by major oil spill
Troops from the Netherlands have been sent to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear a beach of oil from an offshore spill blamed on a capsized barge hundreds of miles away. The military cleaned several beaches on the island and reopened them to the public on Friday. Acting Lieutenant Governor Reynolds Oleana said […]
Bag of Cocaine Washes Up near Mystery Trinidad and Tobago ‘Ghost Ship’ Oil Spill
Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago said Sunday that plastic bags containing $75,000 worth of cocaine washed up on shore near the site where a mysterious boat capsized this month, causing an oil spill that affected about 10 miles of Tobago’s coastline. It was announced that the The discovery quickly sparked a new investigation to determine […]
Biden addresses toxic spill recovery in East Palestine, Ohio: Watch live
President Biden is speaking Friday from East Palestine, Ohio. It’s been more than a year since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the area, releasing toxic chemicals used in plastic manufacturing. Biden has been criticized by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, who visited the area immediately after the disaster, for not visiting the area […]
Trinidad and Tobago Declares Emergency ‘Ghost Ship’ Oil Spill
Trinidad and Tobago declared a national emergency this weekend after a mysterious “ghost ship” caused a massive oil spill offshore, impacting the island nation’s coast. Authorities believe the ship capsized on Wednesday, but as of press time had little to say about the ship itself. Trinidad authorities found the ship abandoned, with no known owner […]
Oil spill leads to ‘national emergency’ in Trinidad and Tobago
An unidentified ship has spilled oil onto the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, creating a “national emergency,” the country’s prime minister said on Sunday. The capsized and largely submerged ship began leaking oil last Wednesday just off the south coast of Tobago, the smaller of the twin islands at the southern end of the Lesser […]