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Gas blowout near Los Angeles leads to up to $1.8B settlement

Gas blowout near Los Angeles leads to up to $1.8B settlement

Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a settlement of up to $1.8 billion with a utility, attorneys said Monday.

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Already burning for a month, fracked gas blowout in Louisiana could last two more months
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Already burning for a month, fracked gas blowout in Louisiana could last two more months

For the fifth week since the blowout began, a large flare is still burning at the site of GEP Haynesville, LLC's blown out fracked gas wells in northwestern Louisiana. The blowout occurred on August 30, shortly after the company began a frack job, igniting two adjacent wells.

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The gas field next door: living amid old storage wells at risk of leaks
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The gas field next door: living amid old storage wells at risk of leaks

Many Americans live within a city block of aging, natural gas storage wells that lack safety features to prevent major leaks.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Dow seeks to replace fossil fuels with nuclear reactors at Texas plastics plant

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DOE drops solar focus in revamp of student building competition

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Offshore wind turbines may offer new habitat for key fish species

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

CLIMATE
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Global economic losses from climate change may be far worse than predicted, new study warns

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Urban wildfires may expose firefighters to toxic metals like lead and mercury