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Taxpayer-funded petrochemical plants are polluting communities, report finds

5:01am March 20, 2024

by Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front

A fleet of new plastics plants in the U.S. often release illegal levels of air pollution, even while receiving big tax breaks from state and local governments, the report found.

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A fire burns at a Shell chemical facility in Deer Park, Friday, May 5, 2023, east of Houston.

Environment

Texas petrochemical plant fire sends 5 workers to hospital

11:31pm May 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. on Friday at the Shell facility in Deer Park, a Houston suburb. A Deer Park official said that there was no shelter-in-place order.

A woman passes by an Apple store at the GUM department store in central Moscow on April 27, 2021. Apple said this week that it's pausing the sale of its products in Russia.

World News

One by one, global companies are cutting their ties to Russia

7:53pm March 02, 2022

by David Gura

Companies ranging from General Motors to UPS are exiting or reducing their operations in Russia as wide-ranging sanctions make it all but impossible to operate in the country.

Friends of the Earth supporters unfold a banner on Friday outside the district court in The Hague, Netherlands, where the court delivered its judgment in a long-running case in which four Nigerian farmers are seeking compensation and a cleanup from energy

World News

Shell Ordered To Compensate Nigerian Farmers Affected By Oil Spills

3:01pm January 29, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

"Finally, there is some justice for the Nigerian people suffering the consequences of Shell's oil," said Eric Dooh, one of the Nigerian farmers who sued Shell.

Energy Companies Urge Trump To Remain In Paris Climate Agreement

6:32pm May 18, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden says he wants the U.S. to remain in the 2015 Paris climate accord. Energy companies like Exxon Mobil and BP have also urged President Trump to continue supporting the deal.

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Royal Dutch Shell reported an 80 percent drop in earnings in 2015, but says it will still press ahead with the proposed mega-merger with BG Group plc.

With Oil Prices Languishing, Shell Reports 80 Percent Drop In Earnings

7:29pm February 04, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The company is the latest industry giant to report huge drops in earnings from 2014 to 2015. BP, Exxon and Chevron have also seen their revenues fall steeply.

A Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay, Seattle, in May. Three weeks after Royal Dutch Shell announced it was walking away from exploratory drilling in U.S. Arctic waters, the Obama administration has taken steps to kee

U.S. Backs Away From Offshore Arctic Drilling

8:09pm October 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The Department of the Interior announced that it is canceling scheduled lease sales of land in the Arctic Ocean. It also won't extend existing leases held by Shell and Statoil.