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Oil Skimmers for Hydroelectric Power Plants: Another Green Idea from Abanaki

CLEVELAND----Abanaki announced a full range of oil skimmers and emergency oil spill systems for the special challenges facing hydroelectric power generation facilities, who must protect water resources from spills of hydraulic fluid.

Oil rig explosion follows judge's ruling to overturn drilling ban

Oil rig explosion follows judge's ruling to overturn drilling ban

BP Floats New Standards To Help Prevent Future Oil Spills

BP Floats New Standards To Help Prevent Future Oil Spills

Oil dispersants' effects still largely a mystery

In the wake of the BP oil spill, gaping questions remain about a key tool used during cleanup: the nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants sprayed over the water or onto the gushing wellhead on the seafloor. Do the chemicals help recovery, hinder it -- or neither?

Used oil spills from Eastside storage tank

Cleanup could take several days after an estimated 20,000 gallons of used oil spilled from a storage tank at an Eastside bulk storage facility Tuesday, state environmental officials said.