Big Oil
The sand cannot stop
September 6, 2024The Permian Basin contains some of America’s most productive oil fields. Our People’s World correspondent reports on efforts to organize the drivers who are essential to Big Oil’s profitable fracking operations there.
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U.S. federal judge orders increased protection of marine life from oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico
August 22, 2024“The court’s ruling affirms that the government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the widespread, persistent harms that offshore oil and gas development inflicts on wildlife."
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Alaska federal court overturns oil lease sale in critical beluga whale habitat
July 24, 2024“We are incredibly happy that the Court has sent this harmful oil sale back to the Department of Interior, which must now properly analyze the impacts of offshore oil drilling on beluga whales and the marine...
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Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
June 21, 2024The company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation.
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Most U.S. voters support climate litigation against Big Oil, poll finds
June 4, 2024“These national findings show these cases may be able to earn popular support, particularly in blue jurisdictions."
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