Janet McConnaughey

Associated Press

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November 19, 2024

Employees work in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2022.

U.S. Added 227,000 Jobs in November

December 6, 2024

Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics students and Co-Director Dan Stilwell (second from left) with underwater autonomous subs at Claytor Lake, near Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.

Virginia Tech Researchers Innovate Underwater Robotics Missions with Office of Naval Research Support

December 6, 2024

Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021.

EPA Hails 'Revitalized' Enforcement Efforts as Biden Administration Heads to Exit

December 6, 2024

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December 3, 2024

This Nov. 13, 2019, aerial photo shows part of an abandoned oil drilling project in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of the Interior says 20 wells in that forest are among 277 “high priority” polluting orphan wells that will be cleaned up with $33 million from the bipartisan infrastructure act. The wells are on federal land in Pennsylvania, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

Infrastructure Plan: $33M to Clean Up Hundreds of Oil Wells

The bill will provide $4.7 billion to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells.

May 26, 2022

Cleanup work at the site where more than 300,000 gallons of diesel spilled outside New Orleans.

Pipeline Spills 300,000 Gallons of Diesel Near New Orleans

Thousands of fish, birds and other animals were killed.

January 13, 2022

From left, Myrtle Felton, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf and Rita Cooper of RISE St. James conduct a live stream video on property owned by Formosa Plastics, St. James Parish, La., March 11, 2020.

Pentagon Orders Full Review of $9.4B Plastics Complex

The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a full environmental assessment of the Formosa Plastics proposal.

August 19, 2021

The Jones Act Enforcer in Leeville, La., July 15, 2021.

Ship Hunts for Violators of Century-Old Maritime Law

An industry group deployed the vessel to document violations and report them to Customs officials.

July 26, 2021

The Wax Lake Delta in the Atchafalaya Basin, St. Mary Parish, La., May 25, 2021.

NASA, Universities Monitor Delta Systems

The study aims to show which deltas can be shored up — and which are past hope.

June 29, 2021

Barges on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, La.

'Smart Ports' to Gather Data on Mississippi River

Officials hope to forecast where silt will pile up before it gets in the way.

June 10, 2021

Three wind turbines in the water off Block Island, R.I., Aug. 15, 2016.

Biden Administration Gauging Interest in Gulf Wind Power

The agency that oversees offshore leases will publish a request for interest for areas off Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.

June 9, 2021

The capsized lift boat Seacor Power is seen seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, April 18, 2021.

Boat Flipped While Turning in High Winds, Report Says

Six victims were found following the deadly accident, and another seven are still missing and presumed dead.

May 19, 2021

$Workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation outside Rifle, Colo., March 29, 2013.$

Federal Oil Leases Postponed

The Interior Department called off next month's lease sales after President Biden's executive order on climate change.

February 15, 2021

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Hurricane Damages Oil Storage Site

Officials do not expect any shortages.

September 9, 2020

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Court Asked to Halt Work at Plastics Plant

Opponents of the $4.9 billion project said construction would destroy wetlands and disrupt grave sites.

July 15, 2020