Tag: oil and gas industry

“Big oil was engaged in exactly the same type of behavior that the tobacco companies engaged in and were found liable for fraud on a massive scale.”

A year-long investigation finds a major West Texas disposal site with a patchy record is also importing radioactive oilfield waste from abroad.

“The cause of the fire is not known with certainty, but at the time of the incident, it was raining heavily accompanied by lightning.”

“The commonwealth has a long relationship with extractive industry, but it is an abusive one. It is time to start planning a divorce.”

"This is a critical step towards righting the wrongs of the past and setting our nation on a path of environmental, climate, and social justice."

The pipeline industry faces growing questions about whether it’s wise to build a massive network of pipelines that could become obsolete well within their projected 50-year-plus lifespans.

“If the state fails to require CRC to set aside funds to pay for its well closure obligations as part of the bankruptcy proceeding,” taxpayers could eventually foot the bill “to plug CRC’s abandoned wells.”

“We’ve blocked any new federal leasing in California in court for eight years now, and we’ll fight this too.”

While EPA claims the monitoring waivers do not constitute a license to pollute at will, without effective monitoring there is no way to know.

“Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them.”