MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Responding quickly and working together. That was the goal of a huge emergency response drill in Mackinac County on Thursday, August 21. “Today we are doing a ...

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — People in Owensboro may have noticed some extra activity on the Ohio River today. The Owensboro Spill Group conducted an important drill to make sure they’re prepared and ready ...

OREGON, Ohio — The Toledo Refining Company announced its emergency response team will conduct a multi-agency oil response drill on Thursday. The refinery says people may notice crews working in and ...

As a former supervisor of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Spill Prevention and Response programs, I was trained in many of the Coast Guard’s Incident Command System classes and was the Incident Commander ...

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras has received conditional approval from environmental regulator Ibama for its oil spill response plan, a crucial step toward securing a drilling license for a ...

I responded to oil spills for decades. We’re no longer ready for a big one. A recent oil and gas spill near New Orleans took more than a week to contain. Over 70,000 gallons spewed from an old well ...