Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tar balls, sticky, dark clumps have been appearing along the beaches in Florida, staining sand and skin, and even causing Fort ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City residents have been alerted to sightings of 1- to 2-inch tar balls on Fort Wadsworth beaches that have prompted an oil spill cleanup. Coast Guard Sector of New ...

Sticky black blobs of oil are washing up on Texas’ shorelines again. The tar balls are pieces of oil clumped together that are often remnants of oil spills but can also be created from natural seeps, ...

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 individuals ...

Tar balls, sticky, dark clumps have been appearing along the beaches in Florida, staining sand and skin, and even causing Fort Lauderdale Beach to temporarily close. The U.S Coast Guard investigated ...