Will a new state law prevent future oil spills? Local experts weigh in
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 237 into law to stabilize fuel supply and combat high…
Petrobras Clears Key Hurdle for Amazon Drilling
Petrobras moved a step closer to obtaining a license to drill in an environmentally sensitive offshore region in…
Over 30 train cars carrying crude oil derail in Dodge County
TOWN OF LOWELL, Wis. — A train carrying crude oil derailed in the Town of Lowell Friday afternoon.…
DNR investigating petroleum spill into West Nishnabotna River (aj) | Audubon
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an oil spill that entered the West Nishnabotna River from…
Crude oil spill reported off Sriracha coast — Thai Oil activates emergency response plan
At 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Thai Oil issued an official statement confirming that, on June 5 at approximately…
Santa Barbara County Judge temporarily halts Sable Offshore’s plans to restart oil production off the Gaviota Coast
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Linda Krop has been fighting for what she explains as environmental justice. “There’s been no environmental review.…
Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts | Local News
Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could…
Nigeria’s Trans Niger oil pipeline bursts, spills crude, rights group says | World News
By Tife Owolabi Nigeria’s Trans Niger oil pipeline bursts, spills crude, rights group says YENAGOA, Nigeria, – Nigeria’s…
Pemex patches up pipeline in the aftermath of oil spill offshore Mexico
Mexico’s state-owned petroleum heavyweight Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has undertaken repair work at a pipeline, which is connected to its…
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing…
Oil spill in Michigan’s Pigeon River Country State Forest under investigation
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — State officials are investigating an oil spill in the Pigeon River Country State…
Keystone Pipeline Operator Ordered to Take Corrective Actions After Oil Sill
Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture…