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Gas pipeline expansion could fuel Pacific north-west climate emergencies

Construction could start before the new year on a gas pipeline expansion through the Pacific north-west that state officials say will undermine the region’s renewable transition and further fuel climate emergencies.

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Peruvian Amazon: Wounds remain after 50 years of oil spills on Achuar land

Achuar Indigenous people from the community of José Olaya live near sites impacted by oil-related activity in and around their territory. According to reports by Peru’s environmental authority, toxic metals like cadmium, arsenic and lead have been detected in the area.

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Three things that can go wrong at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria

Years of government neglect and unemployment in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region have given rise to a widespread industry of illegally refining stolen oil.

Enbridge hires two companies to build oil pipeline under Great Lakes
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Enbridge hires two companies to build oil pipeline under Great Lakes

The Canadian oil transport company said Friday the job will be handled by Great Lakes Tunnel Contractors, a partnership between a Michigan firm and another based in Japan.
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Heavy fuel ban pits environment vs. economics

Nunavut is now coming face to face with a conundrum that is being felt in communities across Canada.

Environmentalists slam Chevron, state regulators over Kern County oil releases
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Environmentalists slam Chevron, state regulators over Kern County oil releases

One group calls uncontrolled releases a sign of 'poor, sloppy practices' that should be stopped. Another says Gov. Newsom should launch independent investigation.
Historic win by Ecuador’s Waorani could re-shape extraction activities
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Historic win by Ecuador’s Waorani could re-shape extraction activities

The ruling immediately suspends any possibility of selling the community's territory for the sake of oil extraction.

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