Residents outside the city of Denver who live near Aurora Reservoir are staging a fight against the plans of oil and gas company Civitas to drill and operate 166 wells near the lake. Civitas claims the project will produce $235 million in tax revenue for Arapaho County but r esidents worry the fracking …
June 12, 2024 archive
Energy briefs
** General Motors cut its annual EV production forecast and announced a new $6 billion share buyback plan on Tuesday, as the automaker banks on demand from its gasoline-powered models. ** A consumer advocacy group files a lawsuit claiming GE failed to warn consumers about the dangers of its gas stoves, hoping Washington, D.C.’s consumer protection …
Oil and gas pollution lawsuit moves ahead against state of New Mexico
Environmentalists who sued the state of New Mexico and accused it of failing to meet constitutional obligations for protecting against oiland gas pollution won a judge’s verdict to move ahead with their landmark lawsuit. Led by the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute, the environmental groups and Native Americans who live near oil …
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