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"One of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Ships Hits a Snag" [1]

"In another setback for Shell Oil’s summer Arctic drilling plans, a ship headed for the Shell prospect in the Chukchi Sea off northwest Alaska was forced to return to Dutch Harbor Friday after a hole was discovered in its hull."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [6]
Source: ENS [7], 07/08/2015
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Canadian Army Called in as Saskatchewan Fires Force 13,000 To Evacuate [8]

"The Canadian military has been called in to help fight wildfires in the Western province of Saskatchewan, where 112 active fires have forced the evacuation of more than 13,000 people and threatened several remote towns on Monday."

Air [9]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [2]
Forests [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Canada [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 07/07/2015
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"Chevron Fire Sent U.S. Chemical Safety Board Into a Tailspin" [15]

"The tiny federal agency that has urged big reforms in how California regulates oil refineries is in disarray."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [18], 07/06/2015
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"Saskatchewan Evacuating Thousands More as Wildfires Spread" [19]

"The Western Canadian province of Saskatchewan said on Sunday it was evacuating an additional 8,000 people from the far north of the province, as wildfires continue to spread and threaten homes."

Disasters [2]
Forests [11]
Public [5]
Canada [13]
Source: Reuters [20], 07/06/2015
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"Smoke Subsides After Hazardous Rail Spill in Tennessee" [21]

"A CSX train car carrying hazardous material derailed and caught fire in the middle of the night in eastern Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and sending dozens to the hospital with respiratory issues and nausea."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [2]
Transportation [22]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: AP [24], 07/03/2015
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"BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" [25]

"NEW ORLEANS — An $18.7 billion settlement announced Thursday of all federal, state and local claims against the oil giant BP arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would be the largest environmental settlement — and the largest civil settlement with any single entity — in the nation’s history, officials said Thursday.

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NY Times [28], 07/03/2015
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5,000 Evacuated From Area Near Tennessee Train Derailment" [29]

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- "A CSX tanker car carrying acrylonitrile caught fire just after midnight Thursday morning forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people in an expanding evacuation zone last listed as a 2-mile radius around the site."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [2]
Transportation [22]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Maryville Daily Times [30], 07/02/2015
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SEJ Urges Agency Openness During National Spill Crises [31]

At the Spills of National Significance (SONS) Draft Communications Strategy forum on June 8, and in a June 30 letter, SEJ urged SONS communicators to release data fully and promptly, to acknowledge uncertainties and gaps, and to give journalists good access to officials, experts and places.

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Chemicals [16]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Politics [17]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [4]
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Calif. May Allow Expanded Production as Oil Spill Cleanup Continues [33]

"Just over a month after California experienced its worst oil spill in decades, the state is considering allowing a company to triple its oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara and run the oil through the same pipeline that leaked on 19 May."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [5]
California [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 07/01/2015
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"Energy Companies Can Be Sued Over Quakes, Oklahoma Supreme Court Says" [36]

"The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a woman injured in a 2011 earthquake can file suit in district court against the two energy companies she accuses of causing the quake."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
Source: MarketWatch [38], 07/01/2015
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