Nation Sep 20 California sues oil companies for exacerbating climate change By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings
World Jun 26 Shell pipeline oil spill contaminates farming, fishing communities in a long-polluted part of Nigeria While spills are frequent in the region, activists call this "one of the worst in the last 16 years."… By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press
Nation May 06 Officials investigate Texas petrochemical plant fire that sent 9 workers to hospital Fire erupted at a petrochemical plant in the Houston area Friday, sending nine workers to a hospital and causing a huge plume of smoke visible for miles. Emergency responders were called to help around 3 p.m. at the Shell facility… By Juan A. Lozano, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press
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 May 26 Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45 percent The Hague District Court ruled that the energy giant has a duty of care to reduce emissions and that its current reduction plans were not concrete enough. By Associated Press
Jan 24 Watch 5:40 Shell Oil President on methane emissions, carbon capture By PBS NewsHour Gretchen Watkins, the president of oil and gas major Shell Oil has taken a tough stand on methane emissions. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the methane problem, the need for regulation and her ideas for what the Biden administration… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:13 Obama administration clears hurdles for drilling off Alaska coast By PBS News Hour The Obama administration has essentially given oil company Royal Dutch Shell the go-ahead to start drilling off the coast of Alaska. Environmental groups have long warned of the dangers of doing so, but estimates show there may be as much… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Continue watching
Jul 30 Exxon, Shell Report Massive Drops in Profits Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. reported Thursday that its earnings plunged 66 percent in the second quarter, following a steep decline in fuel prices over the past year. Continue reading
Jun 09 Shell Pays Millions to Settle Activists’ Deaths in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Royal Dutch Shell, in order to settle several lawsuits brought in a U.S. court, agreed Monday to pay $15.5 million to the families of Nigerian protesters executed by the military regime in the 1990s. Continue reading