Tag: offshore drilling
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018
Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.
Pledge to fight against ocean drilling
You can do your part to fight against this expansion of offshore drilling.
Elizabeth Warren condemns Trump’s plan to expand offshore drilling
"This handout to Big Oil executives puts short-term corporate profits ahead of the long-term health and livelihood of America’s coastal families and ignores the growing threat posed by climate change."
Trump administration shuts down study on the safety of offshore drilling
“One thing we should all be able to agree on is that safety is of paramount importance, so preventing a study like this simply flies in the face of common sense.”
Lawsuit launched against Trump EPA for approving fracking waste dumping into...
At least 10 fracking chemicals routinely used in offshore fracking could kill or harm a broad variety of marine species, including marine mammals and fish.
Move to open US Atlantic coast to oil drilling meets increased...
The Trump Administration has taken steps to open up the United States’ Atlantic waters to offshore oil exploration and drilling, sparking fierce resistance up and down the coast.
Trump green lights arctic drilling
The company behind the Arctic drilling project has a history of disregard for regulatory compliance.
Seismic testing to begin in Atlantic Ocean in push for offshore...
Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against President Trump, challenging his decision to reverse President Obama's ban.
Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
What can a new president and a new congress do?
Obama banned Arctic and Atlantic offshore drilling and Big Oil isn’t...
Big Oil hopes that the Trump administration will reverse the decision.
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The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.