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Pennsylvania grand jury finds government failures during fracking boom

Pennsylvania government agencies systematically failed to oversee the oil and gas fracking industry and protect residents from the inherent risks of industry operations, according to the findings of a state grand jury.
U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing
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U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

A A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.

Seeking to slow climate change, lawsuits look to the constitution
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Seeking to slow climate change, lawsuits look to the constitution

Climate activists will argue in an Oslo court this week that Norway's plans for Arctic oil exploration are unconstitutional, in an emerging branch of law where plaintiffs are trying to enlist a nation's founding principles to limit warming.
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