Engine oil causes chemical scare
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Emergency services deal with a chemical scare on a beach after oil barrels cause noxious fumes.
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Fuel oil was pouring out of a  Malaysian-flagged cargo vessel that grounded off an Aleutian  island and split into two nearly equal pieces, threatening a  sensitive area of marine habitat, officials said on Thursday.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a common industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.
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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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Dear Tom and Ray: I was pretty freaked out recently to learn that more than 20 2003-04 Honda CR-Vs had caught fire after their first oil change.
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Diesel engines deliver great mileage but emit polluting gases.
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PAULSBORO, NJ The Coast Guard now says that more than 473-thousand gallons of crude oil is missing from the tanker Athos I. And now, investigators believe that significantly more oil was spilled into the Delaware
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By Chris Conley, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Dec. 5--Two tanker cars that derailed and spilled a corrosive chemical on  Presidents Island this morning were pulled upright by about 1:30 p.m. and the  leaks sealed, Memphis Fire Department division chief Kenneth Reeves said.
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Around 50 products withdrawn amid fears they may have be contaminated with diesel
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With its key product line in deep trouble, the carmaker has been forced take some dramatic action to salvage its turnaround plan
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To Texas litigator Scott Summy, methyl tertiary butyl ether, the gasoline additive that reduces air pollution, is the devil--and his savior. He claims to have proof that Big Oil knew that MTBE-laced gasoline would leak out of filling station tanks into the ground and contaminate water supplies across America--and is therefore culpable in a big public hazard. "We are talking about the public's drinking water, and these guys have intentionally contaminated it to the largest scale ever in this country," says Summy.
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BAGHDAD -- The US military warned yesterday that insurgents are adopting new tactics in a campaign to spread panic after troops uncovered a car bomb factory with propane tanks and chlorine cylinders -- possible ingredients for more chemical attacks following three explosions involving chlorine.
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Your car runs on poison, grain alcohol -- and mothballs. Check the ingredients in your tank. By Patrick Di Justo from Wired magazine.
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HOUSEHOLD chemicals, including bleach, disinfectant and cleaning fluid, have been blamed for the huge surge in childhood asthma in Britain.
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An oil rig in the North Sea is being  evacuated in a security alert, it is  confirmed by police.
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ST. GEORGE -- Police are looking for the perpetrators after about 16 cars were hit with a paint-stripping chemical, causing nearly $32,000 in damage.  Investigators said the cars were sprayed last week with a chemical that left a 6-inch-wide strip of bubbling paint on the sides.
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Business & money: Motorists set to face higher prices at petrol pumps after cost of oil surges above $79 a barrel.