Earthy open-pit mines and tailings ponds line the Athabasca River where it flows through the world’s largest field of oil sands.
Published Nov 5, 2009
The clay, sand, and other minerals coated in thick, viscous bitumen are a source of oil, economic growth, and environmental concern.
Published Nov 30, 2011
A wildfire burned through neighborhoods in Fort McMurray, Alberta, displacing tens of thousands of residents.
Published May 5, 2016
Nitrogen dioxide emissions rise with the expansion of bitumen mining operations in Canada.
Published Mar 2, 2012
A shift in the winds has put worker camps north of Fort McMurray at risk.
Published May 17, 2016
Thick black smoke billows from a fire burning at an oil depot in western India in this photo-like image taken on October 30, 2009.
Published Oct 30, 2009
A thick black plume of smoke billows over an oil fire on a pipeline in Mexico in this true-color image from December 19, 2010.
Published Dec 21, 2010
An oil fire in As Sidr sent thick plumes of smoke drifting across the Mediterranean Sea in December 2014.
Published Dec 31, 2014
In recent years, oil fires have cast a dark pall over northern Iraq’s arid landscape.
Published Sep 2, 2016
Iraqi firefighters have extinguished oil fires that have been burning for months.
Published Apr 5, 2017
Acquired June 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Jun 26, 2010
