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. ...
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Endangered Gulf of Mexico Whale Granted Long-Overdue Protections
As the threat from offshore drilling looms large, the species’ population has dwindled to just 33 individuals. Now they have a chance to survive. ...
Memos, Orders, Oh My! Trump Makes a Keystone XL Mess
In a series of moves, President Trump tries to leap over the courts and rob American citizens of their voices in regard to the contentious Keystone XL tar sands...
Trump Barrels Past Courts, Attempts to Greenlight KXL Pipeline
But the administration has yet to release the more thorough (and court-ordered) environmental review for the project. ...
Court Stands Behind Ban on Offshore Drilling in Arctic and Atlantic
The decision maintains protections for 128 million acres of ocean and the vast marine life they support....
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....