Matthew Brown

Associated Press

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

January 15, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a press conference during a cabinet retreat at Chateau Montebello, Montebello, Quebec, Jan. 21, 2025.

Trudeau Says Canada Will Respond to U.S. Tariffs

January 23, 2025

Amazon's DXT4 warehouse in Laval, Quebec, Jan. 22, 2025.

Amazon to Close 7 Warehouses in Canada, Eliminating 1,700 Jobs

January 23, 2025

An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Police Helped Illegal Mining Ringleader Escape

January 21, 2025

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

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January 15, 2025

The Centenario deep-water drilling platform off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Gulf of Mexico, is pictured on Nov. 22, 2013.

Companies Bid $264M in Gulf Oil Sale Mandated by Climate Law

The auction was the first in the Gulf in more than a year and drew strong interest from industry giants including Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil.

March 30, 2023

Workers stand near train tracks, Sept. 27, 2021, next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed a few days prior near Joplin, Mont., killing three people and injuring others.

Bent Track a Factor in Montana Amtrak Crash

The problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash.

February 23, 2023

A slag pile of mining waste is seen in Anaconda, Mont., on Dec. 15, 2016.

Montana Site Fouled by Copper Smelter to Get Final Cleanup

The 300-square mile site in Montana is contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants.

October 3, 2022

Eagle researcher Charles 'Chuck' Preston carries a young golden eagle that was temporarily removed from its nest as part of research related to long-term population studies of the birds, on June 15, 2022 near Cody, Wyo.

U.S. Proposal Would Permit Eagle Deaths as Renewables Expand

The announcement comes after several major utilities have been federally prosecuted for killing large numbers of eagles without permits.

September 30, 2022

The sun sets at Chalmette refinery in Chalmette, La., located just over the Mississippi River levee May 3, 2020. While the Inflation Reduction Act concentrates on clean energy incentives that could drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions, it also buoys oil and gas interests by mandating leasing of vast areas of public lands and off the nation’s coasts.

U.S. Oil & Gas Unlikely Beneficiary in Climate Bill

The bill bypasses concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.

August 19, 2022

A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, according to federal records that also show the spill was larger than previously reported.

Pipeline's Safeguards Not Working in Louisiana Diesel Spill

The spill sent 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a wetland.

February 8, 2022

The Biden administration on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, issued a solicitation for interest in developing solar power on public lands in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado.

Biden Administration Moves to Expand Solar Power on U.S. Land

The projects would generate up to 465 megawatts of electricity.

December 22, 2021

A Los Angeles federal grand jury on Wednesday, Dec. 15 charged a Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries for the oil spill off the California coast in October.

Texas Pipeline Company Charged in California Oil Spill

Prosecutors said companies failed to respond to eight leak detection alarms over a 13-hour period.

December 16, 2021

In this Oct. 22, 2012, file photo provided by the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the platforms Ellen and Elly stand offshore near Long Beach, Calif., in the BSEE's Pacific Region. Oil production in federal waters in the Pacific is down 90% over the past several decades and no new drilling leases have been sold in the region since the early 1980s.

Aging Equipment, Spills Test Ties Between Oil, California

A recent incident has renewed calls to end drilling in coastal waters.

October 15, 2021

Workers in protective suits walk by as dead marine life washed off on a beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

California Pipeline Likely Damaged Up to a Year Before Spill

Investigators will pore over a year of data on ship movements near the area of the break.

October 11, 2021

Workers clean oil from the sand south of the pier in Newport Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A leak in an oil pipeline caused a spill off the coast of Southern California, sending about 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some ending up on beaches in Orange County.

Ship's Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill

Federal transportation investigators said the pipe was split open at a depth of about 98 feet.

October 6, 2021

President Joe Biden suspended oil and gas lease sales in his first days in office — a move later blocked by a federal judge — and faced pressure from environmental groups to take similar actions on coal.

Climate Impact of Coal Sales from U.S. Lands Scrutinized

Almost half the nation's annual coal production is mined by private companies from leases on federal land.

August 19, 2021

This Feb. 21, 2012, file photo, shows equipment in the oil fields of the Uintah Basin, southeast of Vernal, Utah.

Trump Administration Cuts Oil, Gas Fees

The temporary breaks are intended to help companies with workforce problems or other issues due to the pandemic.

June 11, 2020

In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo, the first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border, in Donna, Texas.

Border Work on Track; Rural Towns Fear Virus Spread

Major construction projects are moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico.

April 3, 2020