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The World's Current Oil Spills, By the Numbers

(July 28) -- Oil, oil everywhere. It seems like the earth is having a hard time keeping it below ground these days. With one active leak (in Barataria Bay, La.), two more still causing major problems (on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan and, of course, in the Gulf of Mexico) and one recently cleaned-up but disastrous...

China Strengthens Port Safety in Wake of Oil Spill

(July 23) -- China is strengthening safety measures at its ports after an explosion caused an oil spill at the port city of Dalian, in the northeast of the country. Ports that handle oil and chemical shipments will have to check their facilities every two years, and the government will dispatch occasional patrols to...

China Fights the World's Other Huge Oil Spill [TIMELINE]

(July 21) -- This sound familiar? China is dealing with the worst oil spill in its history, according to Greenpeace, after two pipelines in the coastal city of Dalian exploded Friday, sending crude gushing into the Yellow Sea. Below, Surge Desk outlines the timeline of the world's other great oil spill. Most of the facts...

Large China Oil Spill Threatens Sea Life, Water Quality

BEIJING (July 21) -- China's largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included straw mats and frazzled workers with little more than rubber gloves. An official warned the spill posed a "severe threat" to sea life and water quality as China's...