Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake.
Tag: Oil Spills
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Price to Plug Old Wells in Gulf of Mexico? $30 Billion, Study Says.
There are roughly 14,000 old, unplugged wells in the gulf that are at risk of springing leaks or causing environmental damage, researchers found.
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NATO Pledges ‘Determined Response’ to Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks
The alliance said the damage was “the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage.”
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Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less
A compromise built into the law ensures oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico for the next decade. Activists say the region has been “sacrificed” to fossil fuels.