Tag: oil drilling
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.”
California releases new proposal to ban oil drilling near communities
“We are committed to protecting public health, the economy and our environment as we transition to a greener future that reckons with the realities of the climate crisis we’re all facing.”
Ticking time bombs: California oil spill spurs new calls to ban...
“It’s time to shut them down.”
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Texas zoo makes history with repeated breeding success of critically endangered gharial crocodile
The Forth Worth Zoo is the only institution in North America to have breeding success of this critically endangered species.
‘The first live-streamed genocide’: Al Jazeera exposes war crimes filmed by Israeli troops themselves
We play excerpts from the film Investigating War Crimes in Gaza, now available online, and speak to two of the journalists involved in its production, director Richard Sanders and Gaza-based correspondent Youmna ElSayed.
10 worst things about the Trump presidency
We cannot afford to forget just how terrible Trump’s time in the White House was for this nation.
Earth on the brink: 25 of 35 vital signs reach record extremes, scientists warn...
These findings emphasize the severity of the climate crisis and outline a global emergency that requires immediate action to avert catastrophic consequences.
The profiteers of war: Companies fueling the Israeli assault on Gaza
Unveiling the corporate gears of war: A comprehensive look at the companies behind Israel's devastating military campaign in Gaza.