Drilling companies have told us that extracting natural gas from the ground poses no threat to our drinking water. But for the first time, a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that may not be the case. The report released on Dec. 8 shows that chemicals from “fracking,” the controversial process of withdrawing [...]
On Tuesday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) instated new rules to protect drinking water and monitor carbon dioxide emissions in carbon-capture technology. Specifically, the two new rules govern the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and sequestration technologies are employed at power facilities and other major emitters to prevent greenhouse gases from reaching [...]
New BP chief executive officer Bob Dudley is making some unprecedented changes at the British oil giant in an attempt to promote a new corporate culture. After being heavily criticized for placing profits over safety after an April explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig resulted in one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. [...]
BP asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans to require virtually all oil spill claimants to exhaust the economic damage claims process run by third-party administrator Kenneth Feinberg before they are allowed to sue. Requiring claimants to first present their claims to the Feinberg Fund could delay the start of litigation against oil [...]
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