Arctic Offshore Production Wells Approved Off Alaska’s Coast
The first oil and gas production wells in federal Arctic waters have been approved by U.S. regulators.
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New Jersey Sues White House Over Offshore Drilling
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to find out why the Trump administration denied the state’s request to be exempted from offshore oil and gas drilling while letting Florida off the hook.
Read moreEnvironmentalists Challenge 121 Oil Leases Near Dinosaur National Monument
Four environmental groups sued Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday to protect the two-state Dinosaur National Monument from increased air pollution from oil and gas drilling.
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E&B Natural Resources Management Corp. claims in a federal complaint that Alameda County arbitrarily and capriciously denied it a permit to continue operating the Livermore Oil Field because it “could” contaminate the aquifer.
Read moreFeds Auction Off Gulf Oil Leases for $178M
The Trump administration sold $178 million in Gulf of Mexico oil drilling leases Wednesday, but just like another lease auction in March the response was underwhelming, with companies bidding on a sliver of the record amount of acreage up for grabs.
Read moreNew North Dakota Pipeline Permit Rankles Tribes
Native Americans with an oil-rich reservation in North Dakota brought a federal complaint Wednesday to quash drilling permits that poses a threat to their drinking water.
Read moreZinke Tells Panel Definitive Word on Offshore Drilling Plan Months Away
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday reiterated that no new oil and gas exploration will be allowed off the Florida coast, but said the Trump administrations plans for other offshore areas won’t be announced until the fall.
Read moreLouisiana Environmentalists Reject Trump’s Offshore Leasing Plan
Federal regulators Tuesday held one of the final meetings intended to explain President Donald Trump’s plan to dramatically expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreAlaskans Want More Input on Federal Offshore Lease Proposal
Protesters voiced their concerns over the Trump administration’s draft offshore oil and gas lease plans at a public meeting in Alaska Wednesday.
Read moreFeds Seek to Reassure Public About Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan
Federal regulators Wednesday held the last of the scheduled information sessions intended to explain President Donald Trump’s plan to dramatically expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreInterior to Hold Massive Sale of Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
The Interior Department announced Friday that the sale of leases on 77.3 million acres off the Southeast coast for oil and gas exploration will occur on March 21.
Read moreEnvironmentalists in Connecticut Protest Offshore Drilling
Connecticut activists who have teamed up with environmental advocates up and down the East Coast to oppose plans to explore and drill for oil in the Atlantic Ocean protested Monday outside a meeting for public comments on the controversial proposal.
Read moreCalifornians Flood State Capitol to Oppose Offshore Drilling
With the federal government plotting new offshore oil leases, California lawmakers and environmentalists have coalesced around a clear goal: Keeping big oil off California’s coastline.
Read moreCoastal Commission Strategizes Offshore Drilling Opposition
The California Coastal Commission vowed to fight the Trump administration’s offshore drilling program during its Wednesday meeting, outlining its battle plans as the sole California agency that has authority over oil and gas leasing in federal waters.
Read moreSchneiderman Leads States in Dueling Water Challenges
The Trump administration’s newly announced rollback of clean-water regulations sparked an immediate protest Thursday by eight states.
Read moreSan Diego Leaders Call for Removal from Offshore Drilling List
Standing in front of the picturesque San Diego harbor Monday, city council members called on the federal government to remove the eighth largest U.S. city from its list of potential offshore drilling sites, saying it will negatively impact military operations and tourism.
Read moreOfficial: Plan to Exclude Florida From Drilling Isn’t Final
The Trump administration’s promise to exempt Florida from an offshore drilling plan is not a formal action, an Interior Department official said Friday in a statement that Democrats said contradicted a high-profile announcement by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Read moreWhite House Proposes Massive Expansion of Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is moving to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans, including opening up federal waters off the coast of California for the first time in more than three decades.
Read moreCourt Clears Ways for Controversial Arctic Drilling
A court in Norway says the Norwegian government can hand out oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, dealing a blow to two environmental groups which had filed a lawsuit against further drilling in the Barents Sea.
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Republicans Slip Alaska Refuge Oil Drilling into Tax Bill
The Senate on Thursday moved closer to opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, as it rushed its massive tax cut toward passage.
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