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July 20, 2015 | Feature

Map: Crude-by-Rail Across America

Railroad shipments of volatile crude oil into America's cities have dramatically increased, with explosive results. See a map of major crude oil train accidents since 2012—and the communities that are fighting back.

June 20, 2014 | Feature

Dryden: The Town That Changed The Fracking Game

When the oil and gas industry came to the small town of Dryden, NY, with plans to start fracking, things didn’t turn out quite how they expected. Find out how a group of neighbors turned the tables on a powerful industry—and changed the fracking game forever. View the photo essay.

April 17, 2019 | Blog Post

It’s a New Day in Colorado as the State Finally Passes Meaningful Oil and Gas Regulation

With SB 181, Colorado begins the hard work of regulating the health impacts of oil and gas extraction for local communities

April 16, 2019 | In the News: The Colorado Independent

Colorado’s Vaunted Oil And Gas Rules Are Flawed And Inadequately Enforced

Joel Minor, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “If your estimate of devices is off by almost 50%, your estimate of emission numbers is going to be wrong. The rate that we are gathering information is not keeping pace with the speed of the development.”

April 10, 2019 | In the News: Seattle Times

Trump’s Order Would Make It Harder To Block Pipelines, And Projects Such As Longview Coal-Export Terminal

Kristen Boyles, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “[The executive order] starts a process that could undermine both state authority and environmental and public-health protections.”

March 13, 2019 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Vast Expansion of Gulf Oil, Gas Leasing

Offshore drilling across 78 million acres would ramp up risks to communities, wildlife

March 12, 2019 | Blog Post

Trump Administration Waives Safety Rules Meant to Prevent Another BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Waivers and planned rollback of Well Control Rule put lives at risk.

February 24, 2019 | In the News: San Francisco Chronicle

Judge OKs Settlement From Nation's Largest Natural Gas Leak

Nina Robertson, Attorney, California Office, Earthjustice: "They get to count methane reduction that was already happening on the public dime."

February 19, 2019 | Press Release

Groups Seek Court Order Blocking Atlantic Seismic Blasting

Filing: Government downplayed considerable harm blasting would cause

February 4, 2019 | In the News: The Times-Picayune

Entergy Power Plant Spending Forces Closer Look At City Council Revote

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