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| Feb.22 |
Pacific Northwest |
Washington State nuclear waste tanks leaking
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| Oct.26 |
Northern Japan |
Fish off Fukushima still contaminated
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| Oct.9 |
South Korea |
Toxic leak in South Korea sickens thousands
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| Mar.2 |
 Louisiana |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal BP says it has reached a deal with the largest group of plaintiffs suing the company over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill
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| Dec.10 |
Japan |
Radioactive water leaks in nuclear plant
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| Oct.16 |
New Zealand |
NZ ship oil-pumping resumes |
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| Oct.12 |
 New Zealand |
'Massive' oil spill clean-up underway 
A major clean-up operation is underway along the north coast of North Island as debris and oil leaking from a cargo ship that ran aground
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| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
Spill NZ 'worst marine disaster' 
The oil leaking from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster
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New Zealand |
NZ ship oil spill 'significant' Map of Tauranga New Zealand| Efforts to recover oil from a ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of heavy fuel that ran aground after striking a reef. Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimate... | |
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| Oct.9 |
New Zealand |
NZ races to empty oil spill ship
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| Oct.8 |
New Zealand |
'Serious questions' over NZ spill
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| Oct.7 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand battles to contain oil spill |
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| Aug.15 |
Scotland |
North Sea leak not expected on land |
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| Aug.13 |
Scotland |
Leak at North Sea oil platform |
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| Jun.17 |
Northern Japan |
Fukushima water clean-up halted
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| Apr.22 |
Louisiana |
Rig culture 'factor in Gulf spill' |
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| Apr.20 |
United Kingdom |
BP sues Gulf oil spill companies
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| Apr.5 |
 Northern Japan |
Radioactive water leak stopped Map of Fukushima Japan| The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped | |
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| Mar.29 |
Northern Japan |
Workers scramble to prevent water leak Workers at crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant faced a difficult balancing act as they struggled to keep reactors coo
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| Feb.20 |
BP Oil Spill |
Gulf spill 'devastated sea life' |
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
Gulf 'to recover by end of 2012' |
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill'
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Panel backs BP on spill findings |
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| Oct.28 |
Louisiana |
Cement flaws 'known before spill' |
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| Oct.15 |
Hungary |
Evacuated allowed to return to village |
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| Oct.12 |
Hungary |
Dams built to stem second toxic spill
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| Oct.11 |
Hungary |
Sludge leak executive questioned by police |
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| Oct.10 |
Hungary |
New wave of toxic red sludge feared |
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| Oct.9 |
Hungary |
New damage in toxic sludge reservoir
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| Oct.8 |
Hungary |
Toxic sludge may not harm Danube
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| Oct.7 |
 Hungary |
Hungarian sludge reaches Danube Map of Ajka Hungary Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
| A million cubic metres of the sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka. 4 people were killed and about 100 injured
Croatia, Serbia and Romania are drawing up emergency plans
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Oil spill probe raps White House
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| Sep.23 |
Louisiana |
Video study estimates oil spill |
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| Sep.19 |
Louisiana |
Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says Officials formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, afternearly five months of hopes and criticism of nearly everyone involved
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| Sep.18 |
Louisiana |
'One more test' needed on BP well |
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| Sep.4 |
Louisiana |
BP well 'poses no further risk' |
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| Aug.16 |
Louisiana |
Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor
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| Aug.14 |
Florida |
Obama plea for Gulf coast tourism |
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| Aug.4 |
Louisiana |
Majority of BP spill 'dealt with' Almost three-quarters of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces
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| Aug.3 |
Louisiana |
BP starts 'static kill' on well BP has started the 'static kill' of its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a step towards permanently sealing it
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Louisiana |
BP ready to plug 'biggest leak' |
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| Jul.29 |
Louisiana |
Gulf oil cleanup chief details plans |
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| Jul.24 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill vessels return to site Ships involved in the effort to secure BP's blown-out oil well are preparing to resume work after a tropical storm weakened
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| Jul.22 |
USA |
BP 'buying silence' over oil leak |
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| Jul.19 |
Louisiana |
Leaks near BP well may be natural |
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| Jul.18 |
Louisiana |
Seepage detected at oil spill site
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| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.14 |
Louisiana |
Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
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| Jul.13 |
Louisiana |
BP delays pressure test on well |
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Louisiana |
BP starting pressure test on well
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| Jul.12 |
Louisiana |
BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
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| Jul.10 |
Louisiana |
BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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| Jul.9 |
Louisiana |
BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jul.4 |
Louisiana |
Giant skimmer tested at BP oil spill site |
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| Jun.29 |
Louisiana |
Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up Oil clean-up activities like skimming and controlled burning are halted because of the arrival of Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico
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| Jun.20 |
Louisiana |
BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier'
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| Jun.18 |
United Kingdom |
BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
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| Jun.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
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| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Washington |
BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
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| Jun.15 |
Washington |
Obama in national address on oil US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Jun.12 |
Washington |
US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
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| Jun.10 |
Louisiana |
Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' Scientists estimate the leaking BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was releasing 20,000 to 40,000 barrels per day through last week
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London |
Oil spill 'will not harm' UK-US ties |
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| Jun.9 |
Alabama |
Oil spill spurs sickness in U.S. states |
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| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf On day 46 of the oil spill, BP began to siphon oil from the ruptured undersea well to the surface, where it was flowing onto the awaiting drill...
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Louisiana |
Obama cautious on new move to halt leak |
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Louisiana |
BP set to lower US oil-spill cap |
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| May.30 |
Louisiana |
'Well control' problems reported in March |
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Washington |
Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' | White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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| May.29 |
Louisiana |
'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
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| May.28 |
Louisiana |
Obama to triple oil response manpower |
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| May.27 |
Louisiana |
Work resumes to plug US oil well BP resumes its operation to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak as US President Barack Obama defends his handling of the disaster
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| May.26 |
Louisiana |
BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
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| May.24 |
Washington |
Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants |
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| May.23 |
Louisiana |
US warns it may 'push BP aside |
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| May.21 |
Washington |
US oil spill commission takes shape |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
Obama to set up oil spill panel |
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| May.16 |
Louisiana |
BP: scheme to halt US oil leak working well |
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| May.8 |
Louisiana |
Setback in oil containment bid
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| May.4 |
Louisiana |
Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill |
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| May.2 |
Louisiana |
Obama's sombre oil leak warning |
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| May.1 |
Louisiana |
Weather hampers oil slick clean-up
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
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| Apr.28 |
Louisiana |
New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Apr.25 |
Louisiana |
Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion Officials found oil was leaking from the well Deepwater Horizon. Rescuers suspended the search for 11 people missing
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
| At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history and among the largest oil spills in history. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher
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| Mar.13 |
Queensland |
Australia declares oil spill disaster |
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| Dec.7 |
 South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
Russian oil tanker breaks in two
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| Nov.27 |
Northeast China |
Harbin water supply resumes |
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| Nov.24 |
Beijing |
China warns Russia of toxic slick |
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| Nov.19 |
 Spain |
Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
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| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
Oil spill threatens wildlife park
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| Aug.17 |
Germany |
Floods spark chemical spill fear |
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| Jun.5 |
Ecuador |
Galapagos spill decimates iguanas |
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| Jan.22 |
Ecuador |
Emergency over Galapagos oil-spill |
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