RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers have adopted a new policy aimed at capping pipes and plastic tubes on public lands that annually lead to the unintentional deaths of up to 100,000 ...

"Shallow water drilling may continue as long as oil and gas operations satisfy the environmental and safety requirements Secretary Salazar outlined in his report to the President and have exploration ...

BP engineers were back to the slow work of trying to choke the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher with an untested cap after replacing a leaky pipe Thursday, the latest delay in the uncertain fix. Kent Wells, ...

MIAMI – Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to help capture what it hoped will be a majority of the oil flowing from a damaged well into the Gulf of Mexico _ "an important ...

MIAMI — Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to help capture what it hoped will be most of the oil flowing from a damaged well into the Gulf of Mexico — “an important step” ...