A bill that would have fought pollution and environmental racism by mandating a buffer zone between California residents and oil and gas wells was voted … An oil well right next to your house?Read more
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Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Spill
Canadian oil company Enbridge has agreed to pay $75 million for its role in a 2010 pipeline rupture that resulted in the largest inland oil … Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands SpillRead more
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BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill Settlement
BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement to resolve all government claims resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst offshore oil spill in … BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill SettlementRead more
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Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed
Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year that he wanted certain scientists there dismissed who were studying links between oil … Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists DismissedRead more
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Exxon Will Pay $5 Million To End Lawsuit Over 134,000-Gallon Mayflower Oil Spill
ExxonMobil has agreed to pay approximately $5 million to end a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline rupture that coated an Arkansas town with 133,980 gallons … Exxon Will Pay $5 Million To End Lawsuit Over 134,000-Gallon Mayflower Oil SpillRead more
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Lawyer who defeated Big Oil Ended up Under House Arrest
Eight years ago, Steven Donziger and a team of Ecuadorian lawyers, on behalf of Indigenous and farmer plaintiffs, won the largest human rights and environmental … Lawyer who defeated Big Oil Ended up Under House ArrestRead more
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EU’s Central Bank is Pouring Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry
The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council extended an emergency asset purchase program to June 2021 and expanded it by €600 billion to a total … EU’s Central Bank is Pouring Billions Into Fossil Fuel IndustryRead more
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Taxation: Two Sides of the Same Carbon Coin
We recently published a two part Tax Justice Focus special on climate crisis and tax justice. This blog reproduces the article by Laura Merrill, in … Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Taxation: Two Sides of the Same Carbon CoinRead more
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Dutch ambassador to Nigeria leaked confidential info to Shell
In 2017 the Dutch ambassador to Nigeria, Robert Petri, leaked confidential information about an extensive corruption investigation into Shell to the oil company itself, NRC … Dutch ambassador to Nigeria leaked confidential info to ShellRead more