/tags/oil-drilling oil drilling en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:57:40 GMT /environment/2026-04-16/god-squad-sued-over-waiving-endangered-species-rules-for-drilling-in-the-gulf A larger coalition of environmental groups joined the fight to stop a powerful White House committee from lifting environmental protections to clear the way for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:57:40 GMT /environment/2026-04-16/god-squad-sued-over-waiving-endangered-species-rules-for-drilling-in-the-gulf Jenny Staletovich /americas/2026-04-08/im-going-there-oil-drilling-fuels-a-migrant-surge-in-isolated-city-in-brazils-amazon Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:41:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-08/im-going-there-oil-drilling-fuels-a-migrant-surge-in-isolated-city-in-brazils-amazon Gabriela Sá Pessoa | Associated Press /environment/2025-11-20/oil-drilling-off-the-coasts-california-and-florida The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production that is already leading the world. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:21:00 GMT /environment/2025-11-20/oil-drilling-off-the-coasts-california-and-florida Matthew Daly and Matthew Brown | Associated Press /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. Yet three years after returning to office, Lula heads into the world’s most important climate talks with a more checkered track record. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:15:00 GMT /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both Ana Ionova | The New York Times /environment/2025-06-27/governor-desantis-signs-kill-the-drill-bill-into-law-while-advocates-applaud The measure bans drilling, exploration or production oil and gas reserves around marine estuaries. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:04:37 GMT /environment/2025-06-27/governor-desantis-signs-kill-the-drill-bill-into-law-while-advocates-applaud Tom Flanigan /environment/2025-01-07/environmentalists-applaud-bidens-decision-to-ban-oil-drilling-off-floridas-gulf-coast Stephannie Kettle, with the Florida office of the nonprofit environmental group Healthy Gulf, said there would be too much at stake for the state's beaches and sports fishing. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:12:39 GMT /environment/2025-01-07/environmentalists-applaud-bidens-decision-to-ban-oil-drilling-off-floridas-gulf-coast Steve Newborn /environment/2025-01-06/biden-bans-new-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-coastal-waters-including-florida President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:31:05 GMT /environment/2025-01-06/biden-bans-new-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-in-coastal-waters-including-florida The Associated Press /environment/2024-12-23/apalachicola-river-basin-oil-drilling-fight The citizen group Apalachicola Riverkeeper has challenged the Department of Environmental Protection to prevent drilling in the floodplain. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:44:53 GMT /environment/2024-12-23/apalachicola-river-basin-oil-drilling-fight Margie Menzel /latin-america/2023-04-17/venezuela-arrests-u-s-fugitive-as-part-of-oil-graft-purge Authorities in Venezuela have charged with corruption a businessman who is a fugitive in a separate U.S. money laundering case targeting a top ally of President Nicolás Maduro. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-17/venezuela-arrests-u-s-fugitive-as-part-of-oil-graft-purge Joshua Goodman | Associated Press /environment/2022-12-19/with-deadline-looming-environmental-groups-push-florida-to-oppose-expanding-gulf-drilling States have just over a week to weigh in on new Gulf lease sales that would open up new territory to drilling. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-12-19/with-deadline-looming-environmental-groups-push-florida-to-oppose-expanding-gulf-drilling Jenny Staletovich