Waterway barriers and waterway booms are safety and security devices that contain debris or spills, restrict vessel and port access, or act as water hazard and dam safety barriers. Some booms are made ...

Concerns from Okemah residents about their drinking water quality after photos of an oil spill in Okemah lake circulated ...

Many experts say cleanup efforts for oil spills are "largely ineffective," especially when leaks occur in large bodies of ...

WESTBROOK (WGME) -- An apparent oil spill on the Presumpscot River led to a quick response Friday morning in Westbrook. The fire chief wasn’t sure just how much was spilled but believed it was ...

Containment booms significantly reduced the environmental impact from the oil spill near Norilsk ... examined seven points and took samples of water, soil and sediments <…> According to Igor ...

A cleanup contractor for the train company set out two lines of booms to contain the spill along the eastern shoreline of the river. As of Thursday no sheen was observed outside the containment area.