Amy Westervelt

Aug
18
Drilled Down: Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency

Drilled Down: Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency

By Sara Sneath GULF OF MEXICO - JULY 03:  The Discoverer Enterprise drilling rig is seen as it continues the
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Jul
26
Damages: Donziger Found Guilty on Contempt Charges Related to Chevron-Ecuador Case

Damages: Donziger Found Guilty on Contempt Charges Related to Chevron-Ecuador Case

By Karen Savage A federal judge has found attorney Steven Donziger guilty on six counts of criminal contempt related to
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Jul
23
Damages: Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Minnesota County Sheriff in Line 3 Fight

Damages: Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Minnesota County Sheriff in Line 3 Fight

By Karen Savage A judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office from
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Jul
19
Drilled Down: Indigenous Water Protectors, Allies Protesting Line 3 First Ever To Be Cited under Obscure County Ordinance in Minnesota

Drilled Down: Indigenous Water Protectors, Allies Protesting Line 3 First Ever To Be Cited under Obscure County Ordinance in Minnesota

By Karen Savage Opponents to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline expansion project in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against Hubbard
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May
26
Damages: The Supreme Court’s Obscure Procedural Ruling in Baltimore’s Climate Case, Explained

Damages: The Supreme Court’s Obscure Procedural Ruling in Baltimore’s Climate Case, Explained

By Karen Sokol Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in [http://climatecasechart.com/climate-change-litigation/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/
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Apr
21
Drilled Down: Computer-Aided Destruction

Drilled Down: Computer-Aided Destruction

Autodesk “makes software for people who make things,” including fossil fuel companies, although it's marketed itself as a highly sustainable company for years. As climate accountability expands to include the tech sector, big new questions are emerging.
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Apr
16
Drilled Down: The Chemical Weapon Next Door

Drilled Down: The Chemical Weapon Next Door

By Lucy Sherriff The morning of Wednesday, February 18, 2015, had started just like any other day for Summer Spencer.
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Apr
10
Podcast: We’ve had Corporate Personhood for a decade…what about ecosystem personhood?

Podcast: We’ve had Corporate Personhood for a decade…what about ecosystem personhood?

In our last narrative season, La Lucha En La Jungla [https://drillednews.com/drilled-podcast-season-5/], about the decades-long fight over oil
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Mar
27
Podcast: All Eyes on Weymouth as FERC Signals Interest in Environmental Justice

Podcast: All Eyes on Weymouth as FERC Signals Interest in Environmental Justice

Local activists and legislators have been fighting the Enbridge natural gas compressor in Weymouth for years. It’s too close
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Mar
20
Drilled Down: Another Line 3 Battleground—Free Speech

Drilled Down: Another Line 3 Battleground—Free Speech

We’ve covered the ongoing, fossil fuel-backed push to criminalize protest before. In 2017, Oklahoma passed the first of these
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