MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10)– The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is cleaning up a hydraulic oil spill in ... by the DEC began the clean-up process immediately.

Can the natural ability of microorganisms to degrade oil be harnessed to clean up oil spills? In the open ocean, there is often not much that can be done, owing to the sheer size of the affected area.

According to the DEC, hydraulic oil was released from the NYSEG hydroelectric plant. The exact amount of oil released is unknown. An environmental contractor was dispatched and the cleanup ...

was the cause of the spill, Juli Keller, a company spokesperson, said in an email. The line, which carries oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to a terminal near Griffith, Indiana, has been repaired and ...

MECHANICVILLE — Hydraulic oil was found spilled in ... to respond to the release of oil from its facility. Cleanup efforts were ongoing Wednesday and will likely be completed by the end of ...

and a cleanup process remains underway Monday NBC Universal, Inc. An oil spill in the Muddy River and Leverett Pond is creating trouble for wildlife in Brookline and Boston, and crews are rushing ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A clean-up ... oil spilled into the Muddy River near the Longwood MBTA stop in Boston and left birds and animals in the area covered in a layer of oil. Crews responding to the ...

The site outside the city of Port Harcourt was on a United Nations Environment Programme cleanup list, supposed to be restored to green farmland as the Delta was before thousands of oil spills ...

An investigation is underway after hydraulic ... time due to the spill, IDEM said. “IDEM ER is working with local and federal agencies to monitor the site to ensure clean-up is completed in ...