Lack of experience, poor communications and conflicting roles cited. May 11, 2010— -- Three weeks before the massive Gulf oil rig explosion, U.S Coast Guard officials led an elaborate exercise in ...

Half a dozen vehicles from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection responded to the banks of the Penobscot River in Brewer today. There was no real emergency. It was a training session for ...

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which foreshadowed many of the weaknesses in coordination, ...

Watching a spill spread kicks most people into high gear as everyone scrambles for supplies to get the mess cleaned up. Preparing spill response plans in advance, stocking the proper spill containment ...

The SEEwater Oil Smart System continues to be the recognized solution for electric utilities to comply with the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan. The SEEwater Oil Smart System ...

Sep. 26—Welcome to "Illini Insider," your regular dose of University of Illinois news from beat writer Luke Taylor. Fresh out of college himself, he's always looking for story tips, photo ideas and ...

Meeting the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirement mandated by Federal Regulation 40CFR112.1, doesn't have to mean spending a lot of money because CI Agent from Immediate ...

Sacramento and West Sacramento firefighters got experience wrestling a 200 foot containment boom on the Sacramento River on Tuesday. It was part of their preparation for an oil spill that might occur ...

Emergency Spill Response green dye in a waterway. Emergency Spill Response green dye in a waterway. To subscribe, click here. Sign up for our daily newsletter here Welcome to “Illini Insider,” your ...