Ship's anchor may have caused massive oil spill off the coast of Southern California
The torn underwater pipeline spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean, according to federal investigators.
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Investigations continue into oil leak off the coast of Southern California
An oil spill off Huntington Beach has released more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil into coastal waters — killing marine life and fouling wetlands.
The California oil pipeline spill could endanger sea life for years, experts say
Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.
The survival rate of puffin chicks in Maine plunged this summer
Maine's Atlantic puffins took a big hit. Chicks' survival rate plummeted after a record-setting "marine heatwave" disrupted food supplies, showing how climate change is driving vast ecosystem change.
It'll be months before this Louisiana hospital opens back up after Ida closed it down
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the CEO of Our Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, La., about the damage the hospital sustained during the hurricane and their efforts to come back online.
Water is scarce in California. But farmers have found ways to store it underground
Farmers in California's drought-plagued Central Valley have big plans for the next year of heavy rains. They want to use that water to replenish depleted aquifers, akin to depositing water in a bank.
A new report shows just how much climate change is killing the world's coral reefs
Rising ocean temperatures killed 14% of the world's coral reefs, a new analysis finds. But it's not without hope: Experts say many can recover if immediate action is taken to curb future warming.
A historic rainforest and other lands have been returned to Indigenous Australians
The Queensland government agreed to return more than 160,000 hectares of land, including the historic Daintree National Park, to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji community.
An oil spill has hit sensitive marshland along the coast of Southern California
An oil spill off the coast of Southern California is sending globs onto the shores of Orange County. Environmental authorities are trying to protect a sensitive marshland in the oil slick's path.
Major oil spill reaches Southern California coast
An oil spill in Southern California has authorities scrambling. A pipeline connected of an offshore oil platform released more than 3,000 barrels of crude into the ocean near Orange County.