Tag: oil drilling
Offshore oil drilling: The national story
Will the Trump administration with its call to “drill baby drill” listen?
Louisiana jury orders Chevron to pay millions to restore coastal wetlands
The jury found Texaco, which was bought by Chevron in 2001, in violation of state coastal resource regulations because the company didn't restore wetlands destroyed by drilling oil wells, dredging canals and dumped wastewater.
Judicial scrutiny halts Wyoming drilling expansion over climate and wildlife concerns
The heart of the controversy lies in a 2022 sale that offered drilling rights across approximately 120,000 acres of federal territory in Wyoming.
Ecuador residents vote against new oil project in the Amazon
Petroecuador, the state oil company, will be required to dismantle its operations at the park's eastern edge in the Amazon in the coming months.
Department of Interior allocates $63.8 million to clean up orphaned oil...
“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are investing in the nation’s future by addressing legacy pollution on public lands."
Los Angeles’ long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing...
The state has proposed a 3,200-foot setback rule for new wells, but this has not yet gone into effect and does little to address health concerns for residents who live near existing wells.
Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that opened new oil development in...
The Biden administration will revert to "a 2013 Obama administration plan issued that protected about half of the reserve."
Biden continues drilling boom on public lands despite campaign pledge, analysis...
“The reality is that in the battle between the oil industry and Biden, the industry is winning.”
Biden drilling report blasted as ‘shocking capitulation to the needs of...
"The government's royalty rates and bonding requirements are far too low and lead to public money subsidizing Big Oil's profits while our federal lands and waters suffer egregious harm."
Fossil fuel companies pay $192 million to extract fossil fuels from...
“It’s basically a giveaway to industry of millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico so they can lock in production for years, at a time when we need to be shifting away from fossil fuel development.”
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.