Columbus, OH - Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) released a report that shows that a class of extremely toxic chemicals known as PFAS has been used in Ohio’s oil and gas wells since at least 2013. Due to gaps in Ohio’s disclosure rules, the full extent of the use of PFAS in oil and gas drilling and extraction may have been concealed from regulators and the public and as a result Ohio communities may unknowingly be exposed to highly hazardous substances.
Hammond, Ind. – BP has agreed to pay $2.75 million for penalties and environmental projects to resolve a 2019 lawsuit that charged the company’s more than century-old Whiting Refinery on the shore of Lake Michigan just south of Chicago with repeatedly violating legal limi
Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for four more years to build the pipeline, making this the second time that MVP has requested and received an extension of their certificate.
Hoy, Exxon, Chevron y Shell reportaron unas ganancias trimestrales combinadas récord de $46.000 millones mientras las familias del país continúan sufriendo debido a los estratosféricos precios de la energía y a la inflación generada principalmente por los costos de los combustible fósiles.
Today, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell reported a record combined quarterly profit of $46 billion, as families continue to face sky-high energy costs and inflation primarily driven by the cost of fossil fuels.
Yesterday, House Bill 2644 became law as part of a budget deal Governor Wolf struck with the General Assembly.
Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental groups' challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Southgate extension that is meant to extend the beleaguered mainline into North Carolina.
This morning, President Biden called on Congress to support a suspension of the federal gas tax in an attempt to ease the pain Americans are facing at the pump. Gas has reached record high prices in recent months, as oil companies have limited production and used inflation and the war in Ukraine as cover to jack up prices and bring in record profits.
Washington, DC – Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new 10-point plan laying out policy demands for expanded oil and gas production in response to current high fossil fuel prices and geopolitical instability.
In response, Sierra Club Senior Director of Energy Campaigns Kelly Sheehan released the following statement:
The Kern County Superior Court issued a significant ruling that declared Kern County’s environmental review of its 2021 oil and gas ordinance violated the state’s bedrock environmental protection law by failing to address serious environmental harms.
An inspector from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District confirmed that two idled oil wells next to residential neighborhoods in Bakersfield are leaking massive volumes of methane. One well showed emissions at a minimum of 50,000 parts per million (ppm), the maximum level the inspector’s device could record, and another well at the same site is leaking methane at or over 20,000 ppm.
Today, House Democrats voted to pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. Introduced by Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), the bill would crack down on oil and gas companies that are price-gouging consumers.