Oil
Chilling news: U.S. to allow Arctic oil drilling
May 12, 2015Shell's dabbling in the Chukchi Sea, most feel, is now inevitable; for the moment, the Beaufort Sea won't be touched, but even that could change.
Read moreToday in environmental history: Deepwater Horizon spills into Gulf of Mexico
April 20, 2015On this day in 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Read moreOil workers continue strike against BP despite tentative settlement
March 20, 2015"We will continue the strike until we get a fair contract and a safer workplace."
Read moreUSW reaches tentative deal with oil industry
March 13, 2015The Steelworkers have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with Shell as a pattern agreement for the rest of the industry.
Read moreOn anniversary of BP blast, judge speaks out for strikers
March 12, 2015The former judge who heard the 4,016 cases in the explosion's aftermath is speaking out for the strikers.
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