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Oil Spill

Trump exempts oil drilling from environmental protection laws

  • Apr 2
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Energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations in CA

  • Mar 15
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Motor oil from sunken Alameda ship found in water

  • May 27, 2025

Tanker truck crash and spill closes I-780 in Benicia, CHP says

  • Sep 6, 2023

Pipeline operator to pay millions for Walnut Creek spill

  • Dec 17, 2021

Birds, other wildlife at risk from CA oil spill

  • Oct 4, 2021

Major oil spill off California coast closes beaches; airshow canceled

  • Oct 4, 2021

Earth Day 2021: Facts, history about first Earth Day

  • Apr 22, 2021

Latest Videos

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

  • Oct 20
2:33

Trump exempts oil drilling companies from the Endangered Species Act by invoking special powers

  • Apr 2
2:25

Motor oil from sunken Alameda ship found in water

  • May 27, 2025
0:31

Tanker truck crash and spill closes I-780 in Benicia, CHP says

  • Sep 6, 2023
2:02

Pipeline operator to pay millions for Walnut Creek spill

  • Dec 17, 2021
3:21

Sheen in San Pablo Bay may be connected to Vallejo odor

  • Nov 5, 2016
2:35

Unclear if oil sheens in San Pablo Bay related to foul stench in Vallejo

  • Oct 30, 2016
2:06

Officials continue to investigate mystery odor in Vallejo that sickened dozens

  • Oct 29, 2016

Latest Videos

1:33

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

  • Oct 20
2:33

Trump exempts oil drilling companies from the Endangered Species Act by invoking special powers

  • Apr 2
2:25

Motor oil from sunken Alameda ship found in water

  • May 27, 2025
0:31

Tanker truck crash and spill closes I-780 in Benicia, CHP says

  • Sep 6, 2023
2:02

Pipeline operator to pay millions for Walnut Creek spill

  • Dec 17, 2021
3:21

Sheen in San Pablo Bay may be connected to Vallejo odor

  • Nov 5, 2016
2:35

Unclear if oil sheens in San Pablo Bay related to foul stench in Vallejo

  • Oct 30, 2016
2:06

Officials continue to investigate mystery odor in Vallejo that sickened dozens

  • Oct 29, 2016

Latest Stories

Chevron spill causes no wildlife damage so far; refinery trying to determine what material leaked into SF Bay

"Horrified that this has happened, and happened more than once." Initial estimates had the spill at about 600 gallons, but a Chevron spokesperson said that is likely to change.

  • Feb 11, 2021
KGO-TV

'I'm really scared': Neighbors sound off after 600-gallon oil spill near Richmond's Chevron refinery

CHEVRON OIL SPILL: A county official says close to 600 gallons flowed into the Bay. He also says "petroleum washed ashore along South Richmond shoreline which will harm wildlife and marine life."

  • Feb 10, 2021

Oil rigs drill deeper 10 years after deadly BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever.

  • Apr 20, 2020

Chevron refinery investigates source of hazardous material spill near Richmond refinery

A possible hazardous materials spill in the water near the Chevron Refinery in Richmond has been contained, according to Chevron officials. The source of the spill is now under investigation.

  • Jun 9, 2017
KGO-TV

Unclear if oil sheens in San Pablo Bay related to foul stench in Vallejo

A mysterious odor in the East Bay sent a hundred people to the emergency room and it's still not clear what caused it, or if it's connected to nearby oil sheens.

  • Sep 22, 2016