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Juliette Kayyem, an Obama administration official and chair of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Homeland Security and Global Health Projects. offered her thoughts on how the…

Environmental experts testified about the need for more federal oversight of abandoned offshore oil platforms and pipelines before a House Energy The witnesses suggested more pressure from…

President George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both…

The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef and spilled close to 11 million gallons of oil. Stan Jones, former investigative reporter with the Anchorage Daily News, recounted the timeline of…

Erica Martinson talked about the 30th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Riki Ott talked about her book Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, which follows the story of the Exxon Valdez oil spill from the time of the spill…

Wenonah Hauter talked about her book Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment, about the origins of fracking and its impact on the environment and public health.…

Journalists Seamus McGraw and Tom Wilber talked about hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.” The panel was moderated by Professor Geltman, who began with an illustrated overview of fracking.…

Benjamin Schrieber and Cindy Schild talked about the Keystone XL pipeline. Topics included the State Department’s decision to delay an approval, protests in Washington D.C., and what the issue could mean for…

Panelists talked about the science and safety concerns associated with oil exploration in ultra-deepwater areas and in the Arctic. Topics included the Arctic’s geology and environment, the effects of climate change, and…

Conservation advocates discussed the long-term impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill to mark the 25th anniversary of the tanker’s March 24, 1989, accident in Prince William Sound, Alaska.…

Advocates and opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline testified on the impact of the project to national interests. Senators' questions focused on jobs, energy prices, and global climate…

Energy and climate change experts testified on the advantages and disadvantages of lifting the ban on U.S. crude oil exports.

Nathan Hutltman talked about the national energy policy and environmental implications. The U.S. State Department issued an environmental impact statement the previous day concluding that the Keystone…

James Prescott talked about the jobs that would be created by the Keystone XL Pipeline and addressed environmental concerns. He was interviewed in Cushing, Oklahoma, sometimes referred to as the…

Brigham McCown talked about the impact of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Obama administration’s five-year construction delay over environmental concerns. He also responded to telephone…

Witnesses testified on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a way to create jobs and increase domestic energy production. During the hearing, Representative Don Young (R-AK) and Professor…

A panel of experts testified to the Senate Energy Committee about the capability of a U.S. response to an oil spill in the Caribbean and the political, economic, and environmental effects…

Antonia Juhasz talked about the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig, which killed 11 men and released millions of barrels of oil into the…