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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.
Hydraulic Fluid Leak from Steel Mill Spills into Allegheny River in Lower Burrell
Hydraulic fluid spilled from Braeburn Alloy Steel Mill into the Allegheny River; containment efforts successful.
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.
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.
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.
Nanomaterials are emerging as a powerful tool for coastal oil spill cleanup, say Concordia researchers
Advances in nanotechnology may provide solutions to oil spill cleanups in coastal regions that are more effective, safer and work much faster than current methods, according to a new paper in Environmental Science: Nano by a Concordia-led team of researchers.
Oil spill reported at Steel Mill in Westmoreland County
On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order that imposes a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods entering the U.S., including a 10 per cent tariff on oil and gas. In a press release sent just hours after the tariffs were confirmed,
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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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Nigerian Senate orders investigation into oil spill, fire outbreak in Rivers
The Senate on Thursday ordered an urgent probe into the cause of a recent fire outbreak and oil spill from Manifold Well 8/ ...
Shell reports oil spill in Nigeria after saver pit overflows
Shell reported an oil spill on Tuesday at Ogale, near Port Harcourt, after a saver pit overflowed during flushing operations ...
Will oil boom hit SW Florida? What 'Drill, baby, drill' might mean for Lee, Collier counties
Energy interests have eyed SW Florida's underground and underwater resources for decades. Will Trump’s return spark a new era of domestic drilling?
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A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches
He and other volunteers were tasked with shoveling away the oil-drenched sand, but “the scale is just too big,” he said. Two weeks into the new year, and four weeks after the spill ...
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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Declare national emergency on oil infrastructure, Senate tells FG
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to immediately declare a national emergency programme for the ...