What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana’s deepest lake. ...
A panoramic view of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, California on May 19, 2025 (Sam Ribakoff/CNS). SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (CN) — Set among rolling hills and dotted by palm trees and ...
It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling. As the headline last month in the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported: “Plan for New Oil Drilling Off Fla. and Calif. Coasts ...
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration’s proposal to dramatically ramp up offshore oil drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters, according to an ...