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Oil supplies the United States with approximately 40% of its energy needs. Billions upon billions of gallons are pumped out of our wells, brought in from other countries, and shipped around to refineries all over the states. 1.3 million gallons of petroleum are spilled into U.S. waters from vessels and pipelines in a typical year. Yes, it would be great if we never spilled a drop of oil. No matter how hard we may try, though, the fact is that nobody is perfect, and oil spills are an inevitable consequence of our widespread use of oil.

Jun. 11—Los Alamos National Laboratory would receive a $108 million increase for environmental cleanup under its proposed 2022 budget, a dramatic shift from Trump-era efforts to reduce cleanup money. The newly released draft budget asks for about $334 million for the lab's cleanup programs — up from this year's $226 million — and would include removing Cold War legacy waste, demolishing at ...

Soil cleanup completed at Carbondale facility The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a cleanup at a facility in Carbondale was finished. (Source: KFVS) By Amber Ruch | February 25, 2021 at 5:19 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 5:19 PM CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a cleanup at a facility in Carbondale was finished. The cleanup was at the former Koppers Wood-Treating Facility at 1555 North Marion St. The company also seeded native plants in accessible areas and will resume seeding in the spring. They said erosion controls will be...

>> reporter: the oil is so toxic that even those who are handling the birds who are covered in it have to whar amounts to hazmat suits to try and save them but it's not just the pelicans, of course, the other wildlife that calls the pacific home is swimming in and suffering because of it. a sea lion with more than 30% of its body covered in the toxic goo has been captured and being cleaned at sea world. our cameras captured these images as the animals still in the wild bask in the spill zone. the humans are contemplating punishment for the all-american pipeline who owns the pipe that leaked th...

Something goes wrong? the state department and ultimately the president will have to consider those kinds of questions when they make a decision on whether or not to sign off on construction of the keystone pipeline. but also there's the less environmental issue, which is all about the land this pipeline runs through. all those ranch lands and fresh water august weer ifs and lakes and homes. honestly, we do not have great technology to clean up normal oil spills, but tar sands oil spills? we do not know how to clean those up. that was the disaster in the kalamazoo river spill. we're bad at all...