Tag: oil wells
Oklahoma’s oil industry touts a voluntary fund to clean up oil...
The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
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."
Big oil companies are selling their wells. Some worry taxpayers will...
“The overall industry is being assaulted right now through policy changes at the state and federal level. That’s the story writ large. The industry is dying.”
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.”
This problem with fracked oil and gas wells is occurring ‘at...
Just look to its track record, and don't expect any surprises.
US Coast Guard demands Taylor Energy clean up 14 year oil...
"The time to clean this up was 14 years ago. Taylor Energy has shown nothing but negligence all this time."
The 14-year chronic, continuous oil spill most Americans never heard about
The federal government said it is committed “to ensure Taylor Energy will work to permanently stop the ongoing oil spill” because there is “still more that can be done by Taylor to control and contain the oil.”
3,000 wells shut down in Colorado after fatal house explosion
Wells will remain shut in until the company's field personnel can conduct additional inspections and testing of the associated equipment.
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EPA proposes to double amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under Trump administration
Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals?
Winter storm exposes Gaza shelter crisis as UN warns Palestinians left to freeze
As torrential rain floods tent encampments and an 8 month old baby dies of exposure, UN officials and aid groups say Israel’s continued blockade of shelter and supplies is deepening a humanitarian emergency despite ceasefire commitments.
House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
Trump order targets state AI laws as critics cite Big Tech influence and federal...
A new executive order directs the Justice Department to sue states over “onerous and excessive” AI regulations and threatens funding cuts, drawing backlash from lawmakers, watchdogs, and governors who say it rewards major tech donors at the expense of public protections.
Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech