An ounce of prevention now could save gallons of cure later for private water well owners facing floods this spring, said state health officials today. The Minnesota Department of Health is advising ...

[This story was updated at 10 p.m. ET on July 12.] After days of preparation, BP's effort to replace the loose-fitting cap that has been collecting oil for the last few weeks with a sealing cap ...

BP Plc said it may bring the largest oil spill in U.S. history to an end today after it plugs its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well with a final shot of cement. The seal can be injected because a relief ...

Crews on Friday began pumping cement into BP’s once-gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, the final step in sealing the well. In a statement on its Web site, the company said the pumping began ...