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Top Drillers Shut Down U.S. Fracking Operations as Oil Prices Continue to Tank
Giants in the fracking business – from Chesapeake Energy and Continental Resources to Whiting Petroleum and Halliburton – closed down drilling operations nationwide, leaving thousands of oil job in the lurch.
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Even As Fracking Cash Pours In, North Dakota's Universities Crumble
The state is struggling to finance deteriorating public schools even as it experiences the biggest energy boom in its history.
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Deadlines Looming, Public Debates Dangerous Oil-By-Rail Plans in Pacific Northwest
Oil spills are the reality of transporting oil – and in the Pacific Northwest, where workers from the fishing to tourism industries depend on oil-free waterways, the threat is all the more grave.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to Be Climate Leader – While Fracking Lots of Oil
In August, the 75-year-old, three-term governor signed into law SB4, ensuring fracking for at least the next two years while exempting the practice from thorough review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipelines You Probably Haven't Heard Of
Communities across the U.S. and Canada are grappling with the oil and gas industry's rapidly expanding pipeline network cutting through their backyards, threatening water supplies and leaving them vulnerable to devastating spills.
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Pipeline Scandal Deepens: Obama Attorney's Law Firm Works for TransCanada
A new investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Obama’s personal attorney, works at a corporate law firm representing TransCanada — the company that hopes to build the Keystone XL pipeline.
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California’s Fracking Gone Wrong, Part 1
Fracking is inundating the country - even reaching idyllic Monterey in central California, where it's setting off a battle over who owns the future environmental and community health of the state. Part 1 in a 3-part series.
