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 ...

The final sealing of BP’s stricken well in the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed again, the government said Wednesday, as engineers worked to better understand the well’s condition. “We’re in a ...

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 ...