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‘Drill baby drill’ ignores lessons from the Deepwater Horizon disaster | Column
The oil drilling platform blew up 15 years ago, triggering the worst single environmental disaster in the nation’s history.
Deepwater Horizon Disaster Leaves Destructive Legacy 15 Years Later
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April 20 marks the 15 th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which remains the worst oil spill in U.S. history. An analysis released by Oceana ...
Oil company fined record $18 million for defying California orders to stop work on pipeline
The pipeline caused a major oil spill a decade ago, fouling the ocean off Santa Barbara County. The new owners say they don’t ...
Interior Department says more oil discovered under Gulf of Mexico
The Department of Interior Thursday released an analysis of fossil fuel deposits showing an additional 1.30 billion barrels ...
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Environmentalists sue to block revival of aging Central California oil pipeline
The new lawsuit comes amid a flurry of litigation as offshore drilling threatens to return to the same Santa Barbara pipeline ...
Texas oil company battles California over pipeline work in Pacific Ocean
Sable Offshore said it was attempting to repair a corroded pipeline responsible for a 2015 oil spill, but California ...
Oil company fined $18M for work on Central Coast pipeline that caused 2015 spill
The California Coastal Commission voted Thursday to fine Sable Offshore Corp. $18 million after a months-long conflict over ...
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Oil Company Fined Record $18 Million for Defying CA Orders to Stop Work on Pipeline
Sable Offshore Corp. faces a record penalty for ignoring Coastal Commission orders related to a pipeline linked to a 2015 ...