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Tracking the chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire
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Tracking the chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire

Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
Berkshire Hathaway cleared to buy up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum

Berkshire Hathaway cleared to buy up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a request from Warren Buffett’s company to take a bigger stake in the oil company.
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Hundreds of toxic sites at risk for flooding, which could endanger surrounding communities

Millions of Americans live near Superfund sites, areas the federal government considers contaminated as a result of hazardous waste that was dumped, mismanaged or otherwise left out in the open. Many of those sites are still awaiting cleanup.

Government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall
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Government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall

A 1990s effort to encourage drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has cost the government $18 billion in lost revenue from oil royalties, according to a new report. 
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Blamed for climate change, oil companies invest in carbon removal
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Blamed for climate change, oil companies invest in carbon removal

Chevron, Occidental Petroleum and BHP have invested in Carbon Engineering, a start-up developing technology to take carbon out of the atmosphere.
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