Tar balls have popped up across South Florida, including in Indian River County over the weekend. Have you seen them on the ...

Tar balls are washing up on Palm Beach County beaches. Here’s what you need to know about where they come from and why ...

President Donald Trump swept into office with a three-word energy policy: Drill baby drill. In Trump’s telling, unleashing US ...

Tar balls form during the weathering process when crude oil, or a heavier refined product, floats on the ocean surface and its physical characteristics change. Following an oil spill, the oil ...

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted the Keystone XL Pipeline built and pledged easy regulatory ...

which sent 1.42 billion barrels of crude oil to America in 2023. Most Canadian oil comes from Alberta’s tar sands region, where the oil looks like asphalt, molasses or coffee grounds.

Tar balls are small clumps of oil that appear on beaches, often remnants of oil spills or natural oil seeps. Exposure to tar balls can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some ...