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Senators Scrutinize Safety of Proposed Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
No study has been done nor regulations developed for tar sands pipelines, and pipeline safety regulators have not been involved in the environmental review for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This is according to testimony of Ms. Cynthia… Read more >
As Yellowstone River Oil Spill Cleanup Continues, Dead Animals Taken for Testing
Oil spill cleanup efforts continue along the Yellowstone River in Montana. But will they be effective? Read more >
Video — Great Lakes and Invasives and Oil, Oh My!
Two of the greatest threats to the greatest of lakes – invasive species and submerged oil pipelines – were the subject of a Detroit public television legal affairs program on which I recently appeared. Among other things, Michigan Law School… Read more >
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water
More evidence that Congress lives in an alternate universe: they still think offshore oil rigs are no place for regulators. Basic common sense says that if you want to increase oil production, you at least need to pay for more… Read more >
As Cleanup Continues, Oil Spreads 15 Miles Down Montana’s Yellowstone River
We’re now learning oil from last week’s Exxon Mobil pipeline rupture under Montana’s Yellowstone River has traveled much further downstream than the oil giant originally estimated. Read more >
Exxon Mobil Oil Pipeline Ruptures Under Montana’s Yellowstone River
Here’s an account of the oil spill along with pictures from NWF’s Alexis Bonogofsky, who lives on the Yellowstone River in Montana. Read more >
Sportsmen Tell Congress: Restore the Mississippi River Delta
Outdoor industry leaders from across the country are in D.C. this week, asking their members of Congress to step up and hold BP accountable by dedicating the Clean Water Act penalties from the spill to Gulf restoration. Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – June 3, 2011
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: June is Great Outdoors Month! June 3, 2011 – Some people can’t get enough time outdoors, surrounded… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – May 27, 2011
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: Obama Takes Two Big Steps Towards Making Nation’s Vehicles Cleaner May 27, 2011 – On Wednesday, the… Read more >
Shell Oil: More Drilling, Less Regulation!
Shell Oil has proposed to drill ten exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean in 2012-13, a major expansion of an earlier proposal to drill three wells in 2011. Citing Shell’s “world-class capabilities” and numerous safeguards in place, the company expressed optimism that… Read more >
