Around six gallons of oil spilled earlier in the week in Laurel, causing a recreation area to close and cleanup in T. Howard Duckett Reservoir.

For decades, I responded to oil spills as part of my job at NOAA. With incoming cuts, our abilities to do this crucial work is being hit hard, explains this guest columnist.

The BP Deepwater Horizon spill forced massive job losses and damage to ecosystems and wildlife and nearly put a Gulf boat captain out of business.

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete The effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean ...

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf Coast continues to grapple with its aftermath. While BP paid billions for restoration projects, health issues persist for cleanup ...