offshore drilling

Oil Workers On Foreign-Flagged Ships Are At The Mercy of Corporations

Loopholes in U.S. law allow oil and gas companies to evade labor and environmental regulations and avoid compensating injured workers.
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Israel Closes Mediterranean Beaches After Oil Spill Devastates Coast

An offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar across Israel's coastline in what officials are calling one of the country’s worst ecological disasters.
By Ilan Ben Zion, AP

Trump Expands Ban On New Offshore Drilling Sites In Atlantic

Trump praised himself as an environmental steward, despite his administration overturning or weakening numerous environmental regulations.
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Trump Says He 'Ordered' No Drilling Off Florida. There's No Evidence Of Any Such Order.

It’s not the first time the president has boasted about a formal directive he never actually gave.
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Big Oil Wanted Changes To Worker Safety Rule. Emails Show Trump Official ‘Agreed.’

Newly released documents highlight the degree to which industry has shaped the rules that police it under the Trump administration.
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10 Years After Deepwater Horizon, The U.S. Is Even More At Risk Of A Major Oil Spill

"Deepwater Horizon is not the worst-case scenario,” one oceanographer warned.
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Months After Major Oil Spill, Bahamas Could Permit Offshore Drilling

The Bahamas Petroleum Company hopes to start drilling the first well, just 150 miles off the coast of South Florida, as soon as April.
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Elizabeth Warren Pitches ‘Blue New Deal’ To Fortify Coastal Economies

The Democratic presidential hopeful is betting offshore wind and new seafood policies can win her votes.
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White House Rolls Back Regulations Meant To Avoid The Next Deepwater Horizon

The changes are estimated to save the oil industry $824 million over the next decade.
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Trump Order Opening Arctic Ocean To Drilling Is 'Unlawful And Invalid,' Judge Rules

The president "exceeded his authority," a federal judge in Alaska said.
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