The city resolution said drilling would threaten coastal resources, marine wildlife and human health.

During its Thursday evening meeting, the Capitola City Council voted to submit a letter opposing the Trump administration’s ...

The BLM has revived its effort to open more of California’s public lands to oil extraction. But its strategy has changed ...

The Trump administration is threatening California’s future by proposing to open the state’s coastline to offshore oil ...

We’ve got a $1.7 trillion coastal economy,” Rep. Jared Huffman said. “… $1.7 trillion every single year. We’re not going to ...

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WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a new legal claim in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s failure to comply with the Endangered Species Act in assessing harm to ...

A technology company is using bacterium to pioneer new methods of extraction in the oil and mining industries.

Kaieteur National Park in Guyana boasts a massive waterfall located amidst pristine rainforest. The small South American country of Guyana has long been a leader in natural resource conservation, with ...

U.S. crude-oil production is likely to decline over the next 18 months as producers cut back on drilling activity in response to lower oil prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said ...