Environmentalists Challenge Big Oil Over Oil Spill Accountability
A pair of court cases pit oil and natural gas producers against environmentalists who want to hold them accountable for the oil spills they cause.
A pair of court cases pit oil and natural gas producers against environmentalists who want to hold them accountable for the oil spills they cause.
The director of its Mineral Resources department doesn’t think there should be, either.
A September oil pipeline spill is calling into question North Dakota’s lack of disclosure laws, which have allowed nearly 300 spills in the last few years to go unreported in the burgeoning oil state.
In 2012 and 2013, roughly 300 pipeline spills in the state went unreported, according to an Associated Press report
Local elected officials along the pipeline’s route are caught in the midst of a battle between landowners and a foreign oil corporation.
As the national debate surrounding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline makes headlines in large cities throughout the country, local elected officials along the pipeline’s route are caught in the midst of a battle between landowners and a large foreign oil corporation.
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