Oil Spills

• Fracking Is Already Straining U.S. Water Supplies 06.17.2013
• Californians oppose more fracking, but potential economic benefits open door for support 06.10.2013
• Monterey Shale Shakes Up California's Energy Future 05.29.2013
• Assembly Fracking Hearing Looks at Impacts to Water Quality 05.17.2013
• Fracking risks to ground water assessed 05.17.2013
• Nearly half of fracking happens in places short on water 05.03.2013
• 'Fracking' at heart of dispute over Calif. oil exploration 04.29.2013
• David versus Goliath showdown on California Fracking Moratorium set for Monday 04.26.2013
• Bill targets fracking industry's water use 04.18.2013
• California Senate panel approves bill to regulate 'fracking' 04.10.2013
• Fracking foes in Caliornia win in court 04.09.2013
• U.S. proposal to move fracking wastewater by barge stirs debate 04.04.2013
• How fracking could impact West Coast 03.28.2013
• California Debates How To Regulate Fracking 03.25.2013
• Bills seek tighter control of fracking 03.11.2013
• Fracking undermines California's future 02.15.2013
• State lawmakers want tougher regulations for fracking 02.13.2013
• While California considers fracking rules, legal battles flare elsewhere 01.23.2013
• Response to ship crash better than 2007 01.09.2013
• California releases first-ever fracking regulations 12.19.2012
• Hydraulic Fracturing Poses Substantial Water Pollution Risks, Analysts Say 08.09.2012
• As lawmakers pursue fracking bills, report looks at water effects 06.21.2012
• State to Host Workshops on Fracking 05.17.2012
• Oil companies to report 'fracking' activity on national website 05.16.2012
• California lawmakers push for fracking rules 05.15.2012
• Oil regulators heading to Bakersfield to gather input on fracking 05.14.2012
• Settlement reached in 2009 San Francisco Bay oil spill 05.14.2012
• How a San Francisco Oil Spill Took Its Toll on Fish 01.05.2012
• Environmental groups sue to prevent fracking in Calif. 12.19.2011
• Diesel spill reaches Berkeley marina; no reports of wildlife damage 12.13.2011
• Tar Sands Oil Producers Eye California 11.28.2011
• $44 million settles Cosco Busan oil spill in bay 09.20.2011
• Shell accepts liability for two oil spills in Nigeria 08.04.2011
• Monterey shale exploration draws protest 07.20.2011
• Offshore drilling pact will give NOAA scientists more say 05.24.2011
• Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers 02.27.2011
• BP oil spill's health effects will be felt for generations, scientist warns 02.05.2011
• What Oil Spill? 01.28.2011
• Factbox: Lawmakers, groups react to oil spill report 01.11.2011
• APNewsBreak: Spill Commission Calls for Reform 01.10.2011
• West Coast oil exploration not on B.C. agenda 12.09.2010
• Will Congress ban oil drilling off the Sonoma coast? 12.02.2010
• Academy Tallies Missteps by Gulf Drillers 11.17.2010
• California Pipeline Blast Puts Focus on Oversight 10.07.2010
• Oil tanker rupture spills 6,800 gallons in Compton 10.07.2010
• Obama orders Gulf restoration task force 10.05.2010
• Massive fish kill reported in Louisiana 09.14.2010
• A Burning Debate Over Natural Gas Drilling 09.04.2010
• A Call for Serious Debate and Action on Our Energy Future 09.03.2010
• Another oil rig explosion reported in Gulf 09.02.2010
• Oil slick spotted off California 08.29.2010
• Gulf oil disaster on the West Coast?; Experts assess La Jolla’s oil-spill vulnerability 08.20.2010
• Alarms, detectors disabled so top rig officials could sleep 07.23.2010
• Allen Raises Concern About Seeping Crude 07.18.2010
• Why Louisiana’s ecosystems should sue BP 07.15.2010
• BP well may be capped, but oil's damage is far from over 07.13.2010
• Ken Salazar urges court to uphold ban on oil drilling 07.08.2010
• Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells 07.07.2010
• Warning To Gulf Volunteers: Almost Every Cleanup Worker From The 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Now Dead 06.30.2010
• Where the Smart Money Goes Next 06.29.2010
• Democrats hope to use anger over BP disaster to pass tax on oil production 06.27.2010
• A Line in the Sand Over Offshore Drilling 06.26.2010
• Oil spill could be up to 60,000 barrels a day 06.16.2010
• Obama Plans First Oval Office Speech to Put Pressure on BP 06.14.2010
• Coast Guard Adjusts After Spill Estimate Rises 06.11.2010
• Barge Sinking In Delta Waters Near Antioch 06.10.2010
• Feds knew of Gulf spill risks in 2000, document shows 06.08.2010
• Oil Spills in San Francisco Bay: Preparing a Better Response 06.07.2010
• U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Oil Spill 06.01.2010
• BP oil spill: death and devastation – and it's just the start 05.31.2010
• BP Ready for Spill 10 Times Gulf Disaster, Plan Says 05.30.2010
• Drilling relief wells to stop Gulf oil leak poses challenges 05.30.2010
• Gulf oil spill now largest in U.S. history as BP continues plug effort 05.27.2010
• Obama struggling to show he's in control of oil spill 05.26.2010
• Proposed oil rig divides a quiet beach town 05.25.2010
• Month after oil spill, why is BP still in charge? 05.22.2010
• The Measure of a Disaster 05.21.2010
• Scientists Fault Lack of Studies Over Gulf Oil Spill 05.19.2010
• Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Under the Gulf 05.16.2010
• Gulf Spill May Far Exceed Official Estimates 05.14.2010
• Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say 05.13.2010
• Bill would allow states to veto offshore drilling 05.12.2010
• Conference focuses on oil-spill preparation 05.12.2010
• BP 'may stem oil with golf balls and tyres' 05.10.2010
• Sex & Drugs & the Spill 05.09.2010
• Permanent drilling ban pushed for West Coast 05.06.2010
• Slick Operator: The BP I've Known Too Well 05.05.2010
• In Gulf of Mexico, Chemicals Under Scrutiny 05.05.2010
• Gulf oil spill: giant containment box towed to site 05.05.2010
• My First Bill Protects West Coast from New Offshore Oil Drilling 05.05.2010
• Schwarzenegger pulls plug on offshore oil project 05.03.2010
• Tiny group has big impact on spill estimates 05.01.2010
• Oil from massive Gulf spill reaching La. coast 04.29.2010
• White House Takes a Bigger Role in the Oil Spill Cleanup 04.28.2010
• Oil Leaks Could Take Months to Stop 04.25.2010
• California Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal 04.23.2010
• Anti-drilling groups set to announce agreement on Santa Barbara County's offshore oil 04.06.2010
• Point Reyes bird habitat to benefit from oil spill fund 04.06.2010
• No California offshore drilling for now 04.01.2010
• Oil drilling -- a nasty national habit 04.01.2010
• Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time 03.30.2010
• Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield 03.14.2010
• The Royalty Boondoggle 02.02.2010
• Ex-lawmaker Jackson to press for offshore drilling deal 01.31.2010
• 672-gallon oil spill fouls Huntington Beach channel 01.28.2010
• Detail work in oil spill cleanup may take weeks 11.03.2009
• Oil, bird cleanup crews focus on Alameda coast 11.02.2009
• SF Baykeeper Reports Six Miles Contaminated by Spill 11.02.2009
• Oil spill fouls East Bay beaches, kills birds 11.01.2009
• Fuel spill taxes an already fragile bay 10.31.2009
• Oil spills into SF Bay south of Bay Bridge 10.30.2009
• Coastal oil drilling backers aim to sidestep state's barrier 10.05.2009
• Cosco Busan operator guilty, to pay $10 million 08.14.2009
• Offshore drilling debate won't end with budget accord 08.02.2009
• UPDATE 2-California kills offshore oil lease project 07.24.2009
• State plan for Santa Barbara oil drilling could set precedent for entire coast 07.23.2009
• Cota sentenced to 10 months for oil spill 07.17.2009
• Judge refuses to limit fine for bay oil spill 06.23.2009
• A California tax on oil drilling? 06.15.2009
• Don't sell out California coast 06.10.2009
• Santa Barbara oil deal is too slick 06.06.2009
• Editorial: End run cuts out the public 05.26.2009
• Appeals court nixes Interior's offshore leasing plan 04.23.2009
• Californians voice concerns to Obama administration over offshore drilling 04.17.2009
• White House pressed to stop offshore drilling 04.16.2009
• Hearing puts spotlight on offshore drilling 04.15.2009
• Santa Cruz County weighs in against offshore oil drilling 04.15.2009
• No drill, baby, drill off California 04.15.2009
• Legislators Oppose Oil and Gas Drilling Off California’s Coast 04.15.2009
• New chapter in offshore oil debate on North Coast 04.12.2009
• 2 decades after landmark hearing, conservationists again marshal forces 04.12.2009
• Salazar Gets Earful on Drilling 04.07.2009
• Cota pleads guilty to environmental crimes 03.06.2009
• Officials: Lubricant oil leaking off Calif. coast 02.18.2009
• Ship firm still on hook for Cosco Busan crash 02.17.2009
• Salazar puts expanded offshore drilling on hold 02.10.2009
• Tanker loses power, escorted into bay for repairs 01.28.2009
• Opinion: Lessons from the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill 01.27.2009
• U.S. tells plan to drill off California coast 01.17.2009
• Thompson floats no-drill bill 01.07.2009
• Drillers eye oil reserves off California coast 12.29.2008
• Obama picks Salazar as Interior secretary 12.16.2008
• Little training for public on oily bird rescue 11.02.2008
• Uncertainty over Cosco Busan's lasting impact 11.02.2008
• Cosco Busan incident spurs search for safety 11.02.2008
• Oil spill ship pilot found at fault in accident 10.24.2008
• Governor signs Wolk legislation to strengthen oil spill prevention and response 09.30.2008
• Governor signs bills on oil-spill cleanup 09.30.2008
• Cosco Busan spill legacy: a wave of new oil spill bills 09.09.2008
• Wolk legislation to strengthen oil spill prevention and response moves forward 08.09.2008
• Offshore oil drilling: fighting words in California? 06.19.2008
• Governor Schwarzenegger supports oil spill cleanup legislation 06.11.2008
• Preventing Future Bay Area Spills 05.17.2008
• California Coastkeeper Alliance and Baykeeper Call for Improvements in Oil Spill Preparedness and Response 05.16.2008
• 'Ball was dropped' in Richmond spill response, police say 05.06.2008
• Inland spill team not flush with cash 04.14.2008
• Hearings on oil spill launch this morning 04.08.2008
• Pilot, Crew Lost in Fog Before Spill 04.08.2008
• Ships fail test for spill alerts 03.23.2008
• Cargo Ships Failing Oil Spill Drill 03.23.2008
• Cosco Busan pilot charged with pair of crimes 03.18.2008
• State Auditor To Probe SF Bay Oil Spill Response 03.12.2008
• Oakland Joins SF Suit Against Cosco Busan 02.06.2008
• Oil spill investigator was stranded for hours 01.31.2008
• Tar balls close beaches 01.30.2008
• How much for a bird? A day not surfing? 01.30.2008
• Errors, praise listed in spill report 01.29.2008
• Bad moves after oil spill 01.29.2008
• Report: Ship Gave Bad Info on Spill Size 01.29.2008
• Mysterious Oil Appears on Beaches 01.29.2008
• Unified Command Continues Cleanup of Tar Balls Trained Volunteers Will Assist Effort 01.29.2008
• Oil spill report berates Coast Guard 01.28.2008
• Report: Bad luck, human error plagued response to oil spill in bay 01.28.2008
• Loss at Sea, Fishermen question small role in oil spill cleanup 01.27.2008
• Figuring cost of oil spill will take years 01.23.2008
• First Report on Cosco Busan Incident 01.17.2008
• A string of spills in the Santa Maria Valley could close down Greka Energy permanently 01.08.2008
• Spill cleanup costs expected to hit at least $61 million 12.19.2007
• Greka Oil Spill: More gallons spilled than thought, little impact on nearby wildlife 12.17.2007
• S.F. filed suit over Cosco Busan spill 12.10.2007
• State gathers data for suit against those involved in spill 12.04.2007
• Bay oil spill: OSPR director on hot seat 12.01.2007
• Calif. Lawmakers Pan Oil Spill Response 11.30.2007
• Around S.F. Bay, oiled birds still found nearly 3 weeks after spill 11.27.2007
• Latest Video Coverage of SF Bay Oil Spill 11.25.2007
• Lessons from the Cosco Busan Oil Spill 11.25.2007
• SF Bay Spill Takes Toll on Diving Duck 11.23.2007
• Legislators to seek Homeland Security probe of spill 11.20.2007
• Fishermen File Suits Against Cargo Ship Operators 11.20.2007
• Hearing today at Presidio - tough queries for spill captain, pilot 11.19.2007
• Congressional panel seeks probe of oil spill 11.19.2007
• Firm handling oil spill cleanup is mostly unregulated, little known 11.18.2007
• S.F. Bay oil spill illuminates flaws in response plans 11.16.2007
• Crabbers stunned to learn season is open outside Golden Gate 11.15.2007
• Spill puts hundreds of thousands of migrating birds at risk 11.15.2007
• San Francisco Bay oil spill: Polluters seldom hauled into court 11.15.2007
• Coast Guard failed to warn ship's pilot about hitting the Bay Bridge, investigators say 11.15.2007
• Governor blamed over spill 11.13.2007
• Criminal probe of oil spill launched 11.12.2007
• Environmentalists call for ban on bunker fuel, described as toxic 11.12.2007
• Outrage grows as critics blast spill agencies 11.10.2007
• Questions on oil spill grow; bird toll rises 11.10.2007
• Response to fuel spill under Bay Bridge called 'unusually slow' 11.09.2007
• Spill closes bay beaches as oil spreads, kills wildlife 11.09.2007
• San Francisco Bay spill largest since '96 11.08.2007