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    Jun 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Storm Threat Shuts Some U.S. Gulf Oil Output

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers increasingly shut down production and evacuated workers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as the first weather system of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season disrupted some operations in the prolific basin.
    Reuters
    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers increasingly shut down production and evacuated workers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as the first weather system of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season disrupted some operations in the prolific basin....

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Chevron Corportion, Tropical Weather, Career and Workplace, Petroleum Industry

    2. Mar 11, 2012 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Natural gas boom leads to low prices

    It must be a little bit tough to be Tom Murphy.
    It must be a little bit tough to be Tom Murphy. By day, the co-director of the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research crunches numbers and looks at reports coming from the region's booming natural gas industry — all of which show...

    Tags: NPR, U.S. Department of Energy, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Consumers

    3. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 40 years later, toxic waste still haunts pockets of DuPage County

    Lurking beneath the surface of the West Branch of the DuPage River are the remnants of radioactive contamination left behind by a factory that was shuttered almost four decades ago.
    Lurking beneath the surface of the West Branch of the DuPage River are the remnants of radioactive contamination left behind by a factory that was shuttered almost four decades ago. The Rare Earths Facility in West Chicago not only was a major employer...

    Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Environmental Pollution, Defense, Nuclear Power, Natural Resources

    4. Oct 29, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  4. Gov. Sean Parnell Making First State-Sponsored Overseas Trip

    Gov. Sean Parnell is making his first state-sponsored trip overseas, meeting with the heads of major energy companies as he seeks to drum up more investment in Alaska.
    The Associated Press
    Gov. Sean Parnell is making his first state-sponsored trip overseas, meeting with the heads of major energy companies as he seeks to drum up more investment in Alaska. Parnell told The Associated Press he plans to visit leaders of BP PLC, Royal Dutch...

    Tags: Regional Authority, The Associated Press, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Travel

    5. Jan 15, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Montana-Wyo. water fight goes to Supreme Court

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a cross-border dispute between Montana and Wyoming as the states grapple over the scarce water supplies of the Northern Plains. Montana accuses its upstream neighbor of breaking a 1950...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Justice System, Lawyers, Petroleum Industry, Politics

    6. May 6, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Supreme Court sides with Wyo. in water dispute with Mont.

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Wyoming farmers Monday in a water lawsuit that claimed they were taking too much water from a river system shared with neighboring Montana. The high court struck down one of four claims made by...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations

    7. Dec 10, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Gas drilling in Wyoming is suspended over concerns over elk population

    L.A. Unleashed
    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Environmentalists' concerns about elk have prompted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to suspend coal-bed methane drilling in part of the gas-rich Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming. About 260 elk inhabit the Fortification Creek...
    8. Jun 1, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Energy stocks sink as BP plummets after 'top kill' fails

    Money & Company
    Energy stocks, last month's worst-performing major industry sector on Wall Street, are crumbling again after BP failed to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with its "top kill" strategy. BP shares on Tuesday plummeted as much as 17% in......
    9. Jun 18, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  9. Big oil: oversight not the problem

    The Swamp
    by Jim Tankersley and Jennifer Martinez Oil and gas companies have told the Obama administration that environmental regulations for deep-water drilling rigs do not immediately need to be toughened because the Deepwater Horizon explosion was an...

    Tags: American Petroleum, Environmental Pollution, Lobbying, Petroleum Industry, Politics

    10. Jul 22, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Gulf oil spill: McCain rips well investors over financial liability

    Greenspace
    The two companies with a financial interest in BP’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well drew the ire of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) during a Senate hearing Thursday for withholding payments for the cost of the worst oil spill in U.S.......
    11. May 20, 2010 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  11. Wildlife Rehab & Education Center To Host Oiled Response Workshop

    WHO / WHAT: The Wildlife Rehab & Education Center, the Gulf Coast's premiere wildlife trauma hospital, will certify and train personnel that are interested in assisting the WR&E Oiled Wildlife Response Team during a spill. Due to the recent oil spill, many have come forward interested in helping the animals affected by this tragedy. Certification and training are required for anyone who may participate in any role during an oiled wildlife response. This workshop will cover topics such as the effects of oil on wildlife, initial intake and exam of oiled wildlife, an introduction to OSHA training, wildlife rehabilitation’s role in Incident Command System, actual hands on cleaning of oiled feathers and participants will practice by washing an unoiled duck. Since 1997 the, WR&E has presented oiled wildlife response training workshops regularly along the Texas coast and these are the first workshops to be held in 2010. This year, more hands on training will be provided in the new restructured workshop format.
    KIAH
    WHO / WHAT: The Wildlife Rehab & Education Center, the Gulf Coast's premiere wildlife trauma hospital, will certify and train personnel that are interested in assisting the WR&E Oiled Wildlife Response Team during a spill. Due to the recent oil spill,...

    Tags: Nature, Environmental Pollution, Health, Texas, Disasters

    12. Apr 9, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Fish & Wildlife Service set to decide whether Wyoming pocket gopher is an endangered species

    L.A. Unleashed
    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Environmentalists and Wyoming's gas industry are waiting to find out whether a palm-size burrowing rodent that carries food in the fur-lined pouches of its cheeks will be federally protected. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to....
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