Authorities are responding to a sulfuric acid spill at a Channelview plant after a catwalk collapse; two people are ...

Tankerman sues BWC Terminals after Dec. 27 sulfuric acid release in Channelview, alleging no warnings and improper ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Cannon booms reverberate across the Houston Ship Channel, a scare tactic to keep birds away from oil-slicked beaches. On a mainland shore near a line of refineries, crews scour the ...

GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board began a week of hearings Monday into the collision of a barge and a freighter that spilled nearly 170,000 gallons ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Cleanup for the oil spill that took place in the La Quinta Channel on Christmas Eve is expected to take longer to fix than originally anticipated. The spill was the result of a ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas — No timetable has been set to reopen a major U.S. shipping channel after nearly 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil spilled into the Texas waterway, but more help was being called in ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A chemical spill at a FedEx facility in DeKalb County sent at least one worker to the hospital and forced an evacuation. A spokesman for the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department ...

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.OM) - Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act to resolve federal and state claims for injuries ...

Work crews are continuing to clean up an oil spill that fouled and briefly closed portions of the Houston Ship Channel late last month. The spill occurred about 9 p.m. on Sept. 25 when the 458-foot ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Southern California beaches soiled by a ...