oil

OPEC+ Cuts Are Yet Another Reminder of the Need to Break Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Today, the leaders of the OPEC+ energy cartel agreed to coordinated production cuts in an effort to raise oil and gas prices.

Report Reveals Ohio’s Oil and Gas Wells May Have Exposed Ohioans to Toxic PFAS

Columbus, OH - Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) released a report that shows that a class of extremely toxic chemicals known as PFAS has been used in Ohio’s oil and gas wells since at least 2013. Due to gaps in Ohio’s disclosure rules, the full extent of the use of PFAS in oil and gas drilling and extraction may have been concealed from regulators and the public and as a result Ohio communities may unknowingly be exposed to highly hazardous substances.

BP Agrees to Pay $2.75 Million for Air Pollution Violations at Oil Refinery on Lake Michigan

Hammond, Ind. – BP has agreed to pay $2.75 million for penalties and environmental projects to resolve a 2019 lawsuit that charged the company’s more than century-old Whiting Refinery on the shore of Lake Michigan just south of Chicago with repeatedly viola

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hands Mountain Valley Pipeline Four More Years to Build Dirty, Unnecessary Pipeline

Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for four more years to build the pipeline, making this the second time that MVP has requested and received an extension of their certificate.

Las Petroleras Reportan Enormes Ganancias Mientras las Familias del País Sufren

Hoy, Exxon, Chevron y Shell reportaron unas ganancias trimestrales combinadas récord de $46.000 millones mientras las familias del país continúan sufriendo debido a los estratosféricos precios de la energía y a la inflación generada principalmente por los costos de los combustible fósiles.

Big Oil Reports Record Profits While Families Suffer

Today, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell reported a record combined quarterly profit of $46 billion, as families continue to face sky-high energy costs and inflation primarily driven by the cost of fossil fuels.

Pennsylvania Legislation Will Exacerbate Massive Oil and Gas Well Backlog and Mismanagement of Federal Funds

Yesterday, House Bill 2644 became law as part of a budget deal Governor Wolf struck with the General Assembly.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Still Troubled Despite Court Decision on Southgate Extension

Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental groups' challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Southgate extension that is meant to extend the beleaguered mainline into North Carolina.

Gas Tax Holiday Is Not the Way to Address High Energy Costs

This morning, President Biden called on Congress to support a suspension of the federal gas tax in an attempt to ease the pain Americans are facing at the pump. Gas has reached record high prices in recent months, as oil companies have limited production and used inflation and the war in Ukraine as cover to jack up prices and bring in record profits.

Surprise, Surprise: Oil and Gas Lobbyists Think the Solution to All Our Problems is More Oil and Gas

Washington, DC – Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new 10-point plan laying out policy demands for expanded oil and gas production in response to current high fossil fuel prices and geopolitical instability. 

In response, Sierra Club Senior Director of Energy Campaigns Kelly Sheehan released the following statement: 

Court Ruling Deems Kern County’s Oil and Gas Review Violated the Law

The Kern County Superior Court issued a significant ruling that declared Kern County’s environmental review of its 2021 oil and gas ordinance violated the state’s bedrock environmental protection law by failing to address serious environmental harms.

Oil Wells Leaking Dangerous Amounts of Methane Found In Northeast Bakersfield Near Homes and Elementary School

An inspector from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District confirmed that two idled oil wells next to residential neighborhoods in Bakersfield are leaking massive volumes of methane. One well showed emissions at a minimum of 50,000 parts per million (ppm), the maximum level the inspector’s device could record, and another well at the same site is leaking methane at or over 20,000 ppm.