Tag: oil spills
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is cracking down on oil spills....
After we reported oil companies are making millions from illegal spills, California’s governor defended his administration’s record on oil regulation.
Did North Dakota regulators hide an oil and gas industry spill...
“I am disgusted with how state officials and city council members view these threats and deem it acceptable to potentially harm human health.”
50 years later: Trump administration’s off-shore drilling plan completely unnecessary
This time around, partisan politics have become part of the process.
Dakota Access Pipeline is already springing leaks
“This is what we have said all along: Oil pipelines leak and spill.”
Giant North Dakota oil spill from 2013 still not cleaned up
This is another example of how unsafe pipeline are, and that spills are not a question of “if” but “when.”
North Dakota’s oil spill record: 85 pipeline accidents in 20 years
A new study finds that Standing Rock protesters’ concerns about the DAPL pipeline are well founded.
Oil Spills are Actually Good for Birds, Fish, and the Economy...
“Environmentalists worry that an increase in oil trains could lead to a rise in oil train derailments, but witnesses that testified before the EFSEC on behalf of Vancouver Energy say oil spills might not actually be that bad for the environment.”
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Resistance is alive and well in the United States
In fact, our research shows that street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest.
Millions face delays as Trump administration ends Social Security phone verification
A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.
New state-of-the-art aluminum smelter to increase aluminum production and cut emissions
The Green Aluminum Smelter project, led by Century Aluminum Company, will have the ability to emit 75 percent less climate pollution than the existing aluminum production facilities.
Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate grants
Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”
Trump’s policy toward Latin America: Even anti-communist zealots in Miami don’t like it
But just how committed is Trump to fighting communism in Latin America at this particular moment—in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua?