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Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of...

An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.

Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern...

Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.

Three years after the fuel spill, community members continue to demand...

The recently released DoD IG and GAO reports provide a scathing assessment of the Navy’s handling of the Red Hill facility, citing various management failures and facilities in disrepair.

First Nation sues Alberta Energy Regulator over Kearl Tailings Pond spill

The lawsuit alleges “negligence, nuisance, breach of the duty to consult, breach of the Honour of the Crown, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjustified treaty infringement by the AER and Alberta against the ACFN.”

Trinidad and Tobago faces historic environmental crisis with massive oil spill

The spill, emanating from a ship named Gulfstream, has wreaked havoc on over 25 miles of pristine coastline, endangering the coral reefs, Atlantic beaches, and the livelihoods dependent on these natural resources.

1 million gallon oil leak in Gulf of Mexico detected by...

Officials said the leak might be from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Company's (MPOG) pipeline system off the coast of New Orleans.

Ships are dumping oil up to 3,000x per year in Europe’s...

“Whether it is a lack of resources by relevant national authorities, or flaws in EMSA’s accountability system, bilge dumping remains an uncomfortable and toxic reality in our oceans.”

Sunlight plays key role in oil spill cleanup, study finds

It establishes that sunlight plays a bigger role in the fate of oil spills than previously thought, ScienceNews reported.

Taylor Energy agrees to pay for cleanup of longest-running oil spill...

Taylor Energy will pay upwards of $43 million in penalties and transfer $432 million as a trust to the Department to start cleaning up the 17-year spill.

A massive oil spill helped one billionaire avoid paying income tax...

Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor.

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Trump allies with fossil fuel billionaires as Sunrise launches campaign to end the oligarchy

New youth-led movement confronts Trump’s climate rollbacks and Big Oil’s influence while pushing for state-level accountability and mass mobilization.

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Trump dismisses intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program as Israel escalates war

Despite U.S. intelligence confirming Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, Trump threatens military action and pushes for escalation, evoking parallels to pre-Iraq War propaganda.

Israel’s strikes on Iran spark growing dissent in Congress

A War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran without Congressional authorization was introduced in Congress.