Coastal cities rising up against Atlantic offshore drilling plans
As the Obama administration prepares to open the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades, the coast is in rebellion.
BP 'reckless,' 'profit-driven' in 2010 Gulf oil spill, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Thursday that oil giant BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout, which killed 11 workers and resulted in the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbiers decision could force BP to pay up to $18 billion in fines under the Clean Water Act.
Controversial Alaska mine project wins small victory in Congress
Supporters of the embattled Pebble Mine project in the Bristol Bay watershed are making a desperate effort in Congress and the courts to keep it alive in the face of warnings from the EPA that it could devastate the finest run of wild salmon left on the globe.
Scientists struggle to figure out why ground is shaking in heartland
Months after the prairie began to shake, scientists still struggle to explain a surge in Kansas earthquakes that appears connected to increased fracking.
New York ruling on fracking bans might send tremors across U.S.
New York state’s highest court ruled Monday that cities and towns have the power to ban fracking, a decision that comes as local governments across the nation are increasingly trying to use zoning laws to stop the contentious spread of drilling.
You're paying more for gasoline, and here's why
Think you’re paying more than you should be for gasoline right now? You are.
Iraq turmoil impacts oil industry; higher gas prices could result
Oil markets are watching in alarm as Sunni militants sweep through northern Iraq, creating havoc and endangering the countrys revival into a leading oil producer and major contributor to the stability of global energy prices.
Show horses need protection from abuse, supporters tell Congress
With lawmakers divided over a bill to stop the abuse of show horses, advocates for the measure brought them to the Capitol Wednesday for a demonstration designed to pressure Congress to ban some of the painful procedures, known as soring, used to make horses step higher in the ring.
Energy historian Daniel Yergin: Lift U.S. ban on oil exports
A report Thursday from a respected oil historian argues for lifting a longstanding ban on U.S. oil exports in order to keep down gasoline prices for consumers. It’s a view sure to raise eyebrows and comes amid a broader national debate about exporting America’s new energy bounty.
Obama will let states decide how to cut greenhouse gas emissions
President Barack Obama is about to unveil the centerpiece of his agenda to fight climate change, a much anticipated rule to slash the emissions of planet-warming gases from power plants.
BP wants Supreme Court to throw out Deepwater Horizon settlement
BP is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge of the settlement agreement that’s forcing the oil company to reimburse businesses deemed hurt by the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico .