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Benghazi & Hillary: missing the story

July 13, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The congressional harrying of Clinton over emails concerning the 2012 death of a U.S. ambassador and three staff members in Benghazi has become a running joke.

Vigil held for explosion victims as criticism of oil trains broadens

July 7, 2015 By Blake Skylar

Held by 350.org and the Sierra Club, the event marked the two-year anniversary of the disaster, the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, oil train explosion that killed 47 people.

Rail workers, environmentalists to launch week of protests vs. oil trains

July 2, 2015 By PAI

They plan to note that oil-laden trains are so dangerous that transporting oil across the continent by train should be severely curtailed, if not ended.

Kayaktivists in Seattle blockade Shell’s Alaska-bound oil rig

June 15, 2015 By Special to People’s World

"Shell wants to haul its Arctic destroyer to Alaska as soon as possible, but these courageous individuals are saying, 'Shell No.' "

Toxic shock: California’s nightmare oil spill

May 26, 2015 By Blake Skylar

As in the case of so many prior disasters, environmentalists and everyone affected by this devastating oil spill are trying to get through what some have called a "nightmare scenario."