A deadly explosion aboard the Piper Alpha oil rig leaves the surviving crew scrambling to reach the evacuation helipad. But when they get there, they are stunned to find flames and smoke everywhere.

The Chihuahuan Desert in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico is one place where sensitive public lands are being drilled for oil. At 4.3 ... under a drill rig near Black River Village ...

HAMMOND — Government lawyers allege an oil re-refinery plant with a location in East Chicago violated the Clean Water Act after they discharged wastewater with excessive pollutants into the city ...