This week marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill, which shocked the US public with images of oil-covered Alaskan ...

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Monday it found hydrocarbons in a exploratory well in the Norte de Brava bloc, ...

An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

Abandoned and orphaned oil wells in West Texas are causing costly environmental hazards like sinkholes and leaks, prompting ...

Wastewater volumes in Texas’ Permian Basin have increased to about a billion gallons per day. Treating it would take more energy than used by most states.

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part four in a four-part series. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. On any other day, ...

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced ...

The artist found a way to expand the parameters of observational painting, causing us to look inward and reflect upon what we see.

Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. A new study by ...

Technology to treat produced water has advanced. But critics warn against relaxing protections for disposal “of what is very ...

An abandoned oil well in a remote Texas town has created a massive sinkhole on a family owned ranch. The Kelton Ranch is also ...