Biden Administration Allows Controversial Arctic Oil Project to Proceed
The Biden administration cleared the way on Wednesday for a controversial Arctic oil project, recommending that drilling proceed in an ...
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Biden Clears the Way for Alaska Oil Project
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took a crucial step toward approving a $8 billion ConocoPhillips oil drilling project ...
Oil Giants, After Surge in Profits, Are Wary About Spending
Exxon Mobil made $56 billion in profit last year, its largest annual haul ever. Chevron earned $36 billion, also a ...
DR Congo delays rainforest oil auctions
After a series of multinational oil companies ruled themselves out of the controversial projects, the government pushed back bidding at ...
California Activists Redouble Efforts to Hold the Oil Industry Accountable on Neighborhood Drilling
By all appearances, California environmental justice leaders should be taking a victory lap to celebrate recent laws and policies designed ...
China’s Oil and Gas Use Fell in 2022 for First Time in Decades
With its economy severely hampered by stringent measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, China’s oil and gas consumption declined ...
Outdated EPA Standards Allow Oil Refineries to Pollute Waterways
Neighbors of refineries can see the glowing flares and visible plumes of air pollution rising into the sky. But water ...
Climate change could make parts of Lebanon ‘too hot’ for producing olive oil
Olive trees in Lebanon – historically renowned for the high-quality olive oil they produce – are under threat from rising ...
What happens if the largest owner of oil and gas wells in the US goes bankrupt?
PITTSBURGH — Diversified Energy Company, the largest owner of oil and gas wells in the country, might abandon up to ...
In Davos, a Skirmish Over the Role of Oil States at Climate Talks
DAVOS, Switzerland — John Kerry on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the decision to hold this year’s United Nations ...
