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US DOI finalizes plan for oil shale and oil sands research, demonstration and development

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week announced the Department of the Interior’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and oil sands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Earlier post.).

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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A breach in ExxonMobil’s Pegasus crude oil pipeline occurred late Friday afternoon near Mayflower, AR (about 20 miles north northwest of Little Rock and at the southeastern end of the Lake Conway reservoir). Clean-up crews have deployed 2,000 feet of boom and have mobilized 15 vacuum trucks to the site to clean up the oil.

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Rivian collaborates with non-profit to preserve biodiversity and fight climate change

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Rivian will provide vehicles to TNC sites in California, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Florida as part of the collaboration. We're excited to collaborate with @nature_org to help protect our land and water. Rivian R1T and R1S formally receive EPA rating above 300 miles. It was only right a camping trip led to this.

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EPA and DOT direct ExxonMobil on corrective actions on Silvertip pipeline after rupture

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EPA issued an order to ExxonMobil, pursuant to the Clean Water Act, directing the company to take a number of clean-up and restoration activities as a result of an oil spill into the Yellowstone River. The Silvertip Pipeline is approximately 69 miles in length and. Earlier post.).

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ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. expanding cleanup operations in Yellowstone River

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The break reportedly occurred about 10 miles west of Billings. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPC) said it is expanding its clean up operation following a release of an estimated 750–1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana from the company’s Silvertip pipeline. ExxonMobil Pipeline Silvertip system.

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