Video courtesy: Barber County Emergency Management BARBER COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — An oil spill in Barber County Monday is causing power outages. “The power is out do to failure of the transformers by the spill site,” Barber County Emergency Management said. Southern Pioneer has told Barber County Emergency Management that the power will be out […]
Singapore authorities said on Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It […]
Enough is enough. Kern County residents are supportive and respectful of the local oil industry. After all, it’s one of the mainstays of the region’s economy. It provides income for many local families and businesses. Oil companies must earn that support and respect. They must operate in a responsible manner. Most do. But the behavior […]
Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Kansas City closed Friday afternoon after a tanker truck carrying plant chemicals overturned on the highway. The truck overturned around 12:45 p.m. at I-70 and I-435, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department. It was filled with a plant growth enhancement chemical similar […]
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A diesel spill shut down lanes of a highway in Van Buren County Sunday night, police say. The spill was caused by a semi-truck rolling over on westbound I-94 near 46th Street in Lawrence Township, according to Michigan State Police. Both lanes were closed for cleanup after the spill. Police […]
Jun. 5—TRAVERSE CITY — A roundabout in Fife Lake on U.S. 131 was closed for multiple hours Tuesday night into Wednesday after a slippery substance spilled all over the roadway. The substance appeared to be something similar to an oil brine material used for dust control on gravel roads, according to Michigan Department of Transportation […]
Washington State Patrol is looking for the driver of a semi truck after a potato sludge spill caused motorcycles to lose control and wreck in Richland on Thursday. WSP Trooper Chris Thorson said two separate motorcycle wrecks with injuries left traffic snarled on westbound Interstate 182 at the State Highway 240 exit, according to a […]
There are major delays on the highway closest to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Wednesday morning. Be sure to give yourself extra time if you are headed that way on westbound Interstate 275 in Erlanger. Only two lanes are open while crews continue to clean up an overnight crash between two semis, a fire and […]
Yemen’s Huthi rebels have attacked vessels in the Red Sea with drones and missiles following the outbreak of the Gaza war. A photo of containers balanced precariously on a cargo ship that surfaced in posts about the strikes, however, is unrelated. The New Zealand navy published the picture in a Facebook post about a ship […]
With toxic chemicals still used across industries, their effects on aquatic life are equally widespread. It then leads to pressure on food systems, as declining fish fail to meet the demand of a growing population. Toxic spills cause concern when the effects on fish become large-scale. What’s happening? The New York Times reported that a […]
FAIRHAVEN — A multi-agency local, state and federal investigation is underway after responding parties removed spilled oil and a number of lost or abandoned 55-gallon drums found off Little Bay Marsh in Fairhaven on Tuesday. According to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Public Affairs Director Edmund Coletta, a MassDEP Emergency Response Unit responded to […]
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Firefighters say a vehicle fire on US-131 in Plainfield Township Saturday evening caused a gas and oil spill. It happened on southbound US-131 between Post Drive and Pine Island Drive, according to the Plainfield Township Fire Department. A photo provided by the Plainfield Township Fire Department from the scene of […]