Economy Oct 23 Chevron buys Hess in 2nd recent major fossil fuel industry buyout By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Oct 11 Exxon Mobil to buy Pioneer Natural for $59.5 billion, doubling down on fossil fuels as energy prices surge Including debt, Exxon is committing about $64.5 billion to the acquisition announced Wednesday, leaving no doubt of the Texas energy company's commitment to fossil fuels as energy prices surge. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation May 26 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: Biden directs US intelligence to redouble efforts probing origin of COVID-19 In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden ordered U.S. Intelligence agencies to redouble efforts to pinpoint COVID-19's origins, pressing China to cooperate. A tropical cyclone roared ashore in eastern India, forcing more than a million people to flee and killing…
Nation May 26 Watch 5:44 Could electric airplanes propel a third revolution in aviation? Major oil companies Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell took some hits legally and among their shareholders Wednesday. The hits come amid growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuel for transportation. So what are the available alternatives to achieve… By Miles O'Brien
World Dec 10 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: Despite IG report, Barr says Russia probe based on ‘bogus narrative’ In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,…
Dec 10 Exxon Mobil wins lawsuit over climate change risks By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Exxon Mobil won a closely watched lawsuit over the costs of climate change, with a judge saying there was no proof the energy giant duped investors about the toll that regulations could take on its business. Continue reading
Jan 04 Tillerson leaves Exxon with $180 million retirement package By Associated Press Rex Tillerson, the nominee of President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, is severing ties with Exxon Mobil through a $180 million retirement package ahead of a Senate confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the New York attorney general investigates whether Exxon Mobil downplayed risks of climate change. Also: Thousands walk off the job to push for a $15 minimum wage, one man’s endeavor to walk around the world, a… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch From the NewsHour vault: the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 25 years ago By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Big Sky Country Struggles With Yellowstone Oil Spill Aftermath In Montana, contractors have been working 12 hours a day to soak up what they can of the estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil that escaped into the Yellowstone River from a broken ExxonMobil pipeline. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from… Continue watching