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U.S., state officials file lawsuit against ExxonMobil over Arkansas oil spill

Environment

Residents of Mayflower, Ark., want payment from ExxonMobil for the environmental damage done by an oil spill there in March. In fact, they’re moving so fast they’ve forced the state and federal government to file suit against the company to seek fines and damages just a few months after the spill.

The Cleanup, the Media and ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil and Chad’s Authoritarian Regime: An ‘Unholy Bargain’

Global Politics
The World

Oil Pipeline Rupture Angers Montana Residents

Environment

Exxon Speaks

The World

Old Oil Still Haunts: Exxon Valdez Revisited

Nearly ten years after one of the worst oil spills in history, new research shows that oil still hidden in beach gravel and sediment may still be affecting the health of the environment.

Lessons learned from Exxon Valdez and Three Mile Island

Decades later the spill in Alaska and the meltdown in Pennsylvania still color both policy and debate over energy and the environment.

Killing for Coal

Author Thomas G. Andrews discusses the role coal played in the bloodiest labor battle of American history.

Oil’s Origins

Author Daniel Yergin narrated the oil century in his book “The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power,” which won a Pulitzer prize. This week he helps us take a look back at the history of Iraqi oil following that first gusher in Kirkuk.

The World

Rockefeller Gift

The Rockefeller family has donated their 11-hundred acre Wyoming ranch to Grand Teton National Park. They also took the unusual step of providing an endowment to cover its future management costs. Jackie Yamanaka reports from Grand Teton National Park.