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A Canadian court is allowing Ecuadorians to pursue their long-running pollution suit against Chevron

Environment

A group of Ecuadorians is fighting the American oil company in a Canadian court, trying to collect pollution damages that were awarded to them by a court in Ecuador.

Ecuadorian locals still seeking damages from Chevron for environmental damage

Environment
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Indigenous Groups Take on Big Oil

“A Civil Action,” South-American Style

Almanac/Spindletop

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Almanac/Spindletop

This week, we have facts about Spindletop. This gusher in 1901 ushered in the oil era in Texas.

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