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House OKs drilling, liability, oil tax changes
2010-07-31
0 0 0 (07-31) 04:00 PDT Washington -- In its most sweeping response to the gulf oil spill, the House on Friday approved legislation that would impose new environmental safeguards for offshore drilling, remove a liability cap for spill damages and slap the oil industry...
Group Says China's Official Oil Spill Figure May Be Too Low
2010-07-31
BEIJING — Greenpeace is raising questions about whether the Chinese government has been underreporting the size of one of the country’s worst oil spills, near the northern port city of Dalian. The spill occurred two weeks ago, after a pipeline explosion at...
House approves oil spill legislation
2010-07-30
WASHINGTON - The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a $75 million cap on economic liability for oil spills. Democratic leaders call the bill passed Friday a comprehensive response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and say...
Oil Spill Dispersants Shifting Ecosystem Impacts in Gulf, Scientists Warn
2010-07-30
A seemingly feel-good story showed up this week on the nation's front pages and newscasts: The oil that befouled the Gulf of Mexico for 86 days is vanishing from the surface, leaving workers with little to clean. But scientists warn the oil's ecological impacts are...
Alaskan Oil Reserve Could See New Protections Under Pending Interior Plan
2010-07-30
The Interior Department is preparing to develop its first comprehensive management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), a move environmentalists say could permanently remove large sections of the massive reserve from future energy development. The...
Oil-soaked waste worries landfills' neighbors
2010-07-30
| By Lesley Clark and Fred Tasker | McClatchy Newspapers MOUNT VERNON, Ala. - At a sprawling landfill some 50 miles from the oil-spotted coastline, trash bags brimming with tar balls, oil-soaked boom, sand, and tangles of sea grass are dumped. Though workers in the...
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