Oil and Gas Industry Halts Its Efforts to Use Seismic Blasting in the Atlantic Ocean
In rare good news, the permits that allow fossil fuel companies to use deafening airguns—which harm many marine species—will expire on November 30 and not b...
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Virginia Is for Ocean Lovers: House Votes to Block Drilling
My fellow Virginians and I today are celebrating the passage of a bill that will help protect Virginia’s communities and coastal economy from the risky busine...
Environmental Groups Sue to Keep Oil Rig Safety Standards Intact
Under attack by the Trump administration, the safeguards help protect workers, wildlife, and coastal communities from disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil s...
Interior Department Guts Critical Offshore Drilling Safety Protections
The safeguards were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout as a way to prevent another deadly oil disaster. ...
Sound Science, Objective Facts, and the Rule of Law
These basics of federal decision-making are fundamental to the interests of the American people—even when they contradict the president’s actions. ...
Senate Confirms Pro-Polluter Andrew Wheeler as EPA Chief
In his six months as the agency’s acting administrator, Wheeler has already shown that he’s unwilling to protect the environment and public health....