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Flying drones and chasing data, Indigenous women in Guyana join fight against climate change
RUBY VILLAGE, Guyana (AP) — A small group of Indigenous women in northern Guyana are the latest weapon in the fight against climate change in this South American country where 90% of the population lives below sea level. Armed with drones, the women are scanning mangrove forests...
ExxonMobil appeals ruling by Guyanese court in oil spill insurance coverage
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — American oil giant ExxonMobil said Friday it had appealed a recent Guyanese court ruling requiring it to obtain insurance for “unlimited liability” in the event of a major oil spill off the coast of Guyana. The company said in a statement that the...
Judge not inclined to shut down pipeline, pleads with Wisconsin tribe to work with oil company
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday he is unlikely to force an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin, despite arguments from a Native American tribe that the line is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land. ...
Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Pipeline design issues, lapses by its operators and problems caused during its construction led to a massive oil spill on the Keystone pipeline system in northeastern Kansas, according to a report for U.S. government regulators. An engineering consulting firm...
New Mexico regulators grilled over oilfield spills, lack of enforcement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists who had praised the approval of rules adopted by New Mexico nearly two years ago to crack down on oilfield spills have alleged the state isn’t doing enough to enforce the provisions. They criticized the Oil Conservation Division during...
$3.4M fine proposed over 2021 California oil pipeline leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An energy company should be fined nearly $3.4 million for safety violations involving a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches, a federal regulator said. Amplify Energy Corp. ignored 83 alarms indicating the offshore pipeline had leaked...
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Valdosta Daily Times. April 21, 2023. Editorial: Make Earth Day everyday From space, Earth looks like a big, blue marble, rich in blues and greens, wrapped in swirls of atmospheric white. From our vantage point, the Earth still has majestic beauty but...
Abandoned oil, gas wells get plugged in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 200 inactive oil and natural gas wells in New Mexico have been plugged as land managers have tried to crack down on producers as part of an accountability and enforcement program in one of the top producing states in the U.S., officials said Wednesday. ...
$3.1 million proposed to settle 2017 spill in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana energy company has reached a tentative $3.1 million settlement with the federal government over a 2017 Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The agreement, called a consent decree, was filed in federal court in New Orleans on Wednesday following the filing of a...
Firm restarting oil pipeline involved in California spill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An offshore pipeline involved in a 2021 oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches is being put back in service, the operator said. Amplify Energy Corp. said Monday that it received approval from federal regulatory agencies to restart operations and last...
