New Mexico Oilfield Regulators Reach $1.8M Settlement with XTO August 24, 2022 State oil and gas regulators say they have reached a financial settlement with XTO Permian Operating to resolve violation notices...
Tanker in Yellowstone Spills Nearly 5,000 Gallons of Gasoline August 22, 2022 A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons, officials said. An...
Pipeline Break Spills 45,000 Gallons of Diesel in Wyoming August 15, 2022 By Matthew Brown A diesel pipeline in Wyoming owned by a company that’s being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two...
New Sustainability Rules Attacked for Protecting Profits Over Planet July 29, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff and Lisa Pham The organization aiming to set worldwide climate reporting requirements for decades to come is under fire for putting corporate interests...
Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Montana Spill July 19, 2022 By Matthew Brown U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more...
California’s Sweeping Climate Plan Pleases Few June 27, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Heat waves and drought gripping California highlight the urgency to slash fossil fuel use and remove planet-warming emissions from the...
Dredging Company Paying $1M for Restoration in Louisiana Oil Spill June 24, 2022 A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when...
EPA Ordered to Reassess Glyphosate’s Impact on Health, Environment June 20, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at...
Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems June 1, 2022 By Timothy Gardner A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some...
$230M Settlement Reached in 2015 California Oil Spill May 16, 2022 The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015...