Offshore Drilling

Decade After BP Deepwater Horizon, Green Groups Demand: End Fossil Fuels 'Once and for All'
U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
10 Years After BP's Deepwater Horizon Offshore Catastrophe—Worst Spill in History—and Nothing Learned, Says New Report
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If anything, another disaster is more likely today as the oil industry drills deeper and farther offshore."
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'Surprised, No. Disgusted, Yes': Study Shows Deepwater Horizon Oil Spread Much Farther Than Previously Known
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Time to get off fossil fuel and on to renewables."
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As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry 'Sweetheart Giveaway'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Since day one, Secretary Bernhardt has operated as though Interior was his own personal lobby shop by doling out favors for his former clients with impunity," said Jayson O’Neill, deputy director of Western Values Project
Former lobbyist turned Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says critic,...
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'Definition of Insane Greed': Investing Billions in New Projects, Fossil Fuel Corporations Undermining World's Climate Targets
'Recipe for Disaster': Trump Guts Offshore Drilling Rules Put in Place After Deepwater Horizon Spill
Pumpjacks on Lost Hills Oil Field in California on Route 46.
Groups Warn Against Trump Effort to Unleash 'Fracking Frenzy' by Unlocking Million+ Acres of Public Land for Drilling
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
'This Is a Big Deal': Warren Vows to Ban New Leases for Fossil Fuel Drilling Offshore and on Public Lands
Trump Uses 'Art of Distraction' to Push Through Dangerous Policies Like Offshore Drilling, Interior Official Admits
Trump Greenlights Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval
'Disaster Waiting to Happen' as Trump Quietly Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Arctic Waters Off Alaska Coast
'Belly Flop': With Only One Percent of Leases Sold, Even Fossil Fuel Industry Understands Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Is Ridiculous
Investors Controlling $2.5 Trillion Stand With Indigenous People Against Trump Plan to Drill 'Sacred' Arctic Refuge
'Callously Indifferent' BP Argued Oil Spills Would Provide 'Welcome Boost' to Coastal Economy
An 'Oil-Soaked Nightmare': New Analysis Shows Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Could Mean Over 5,000 Spills
As Florida Gets Drilling Exemption, Former WH Ethics Chief Accuses Trump of Creating 'Banana Republic'

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Oceana
House Votes to Protect Coasts from New Offshore Drilling and Seismic Airgun Blasting
Center for Biological Diversity
Trump Administration Plan Expands Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Reserve
Sierra Club
Citigroup is Latest Major US Bank to Rule Out Funding for Arctic Refuge Drilling
Oceana
10 Years After BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Oceana Finds No Lessons Learned From Worst Oil Spill in U.S. History
Sierra Club
America’s Biggest Bank Will Not Fund Arctic Refuge Drilling
Environment America
New Report: Offshore Drilling Brings Onshore Dangers to Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
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