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GOP investigates environmental groups opposing Alaska’s Willow oil project

February 24, 2026

(World Oil) – House Republicans have launched an investigation into six environmental organizations over their opposition to a $9 billion oil project developed by ConocoPhillips in Alaska. In letters made public Friday to the Center for Biological Diversity, the Defenders of Wildlife and other conservation groups, lawmakers said they were concerned about “coordination with other activist special interest groups” as

Industry, enviros contrasting accounts over flaring

December 18, 2019

Houston Chronicle Environmentalists and the natural gas industry have issued contrasting accounts about flaring, the practice of burning off excess natural gas in the Permian Basin and other shale plays across the United States. Over the past week, the Washington, D.C.-based environmental group Earthworks and the industry-funded group Texans For Natural Gas released online statements that offer contrasting viewpoints of

Green groups ask French court to order Total to disclose environmental steps in Uganda

October 23, 2019

Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – Six French and Ugandan campaign groups have asked a French court to order energy major Total (TOTF.PA) to disclose how it is addressing the human and environmental impact of a Ugandan oil field, green group Friends of the Earth said on Wednesday. Total said on Wednesday it had no immediate comment on the groups’ legal

Court Affirms Alternative Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Route Through Nebraska

August 23, 2019

From Reuters A court in Nebraska on Friday affirmed an alternative route through the Midwest state for TC Energy Corp’s Keystone XL oil pipeline in the latest chapter in the nearly 10-year legal fight over the Canada to Texas pipeline. The ruling lifts one of the last outstanding legal challenges facing the controversial project, which would ship 830,000 barrels per

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GOP investigates environmental groups opposing Alaska’s Willow oil project

Industry, enviros contrasting accounts over flaring

Green groups ask French court to order Total to disclose environmental steps in Uganda

Court Affirms Alternative Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Route Through Nebraska

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