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September 30, 2021 at 9:35 am

Surging natural gas prices: Threat to consumers this winter?

Brace for a rude surprise on your winter heating bills

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FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 file photo, Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) NYMV102 NYMV102

September 14, 2021 at 10:25 am

COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress VIEW

COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering...

July 30, 2021 at 5:09 am

Exxon posts $4.7B in Q2 profit as demand for fuel rebounds

Exxon Mobil swung back to a second-quarter profit as demand for fuel recovered from lows reached earlier in the pandemic

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July 29, 2021 at 8:26 am

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals VIEW

There are about 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells nationwide that haven't been properly plugged with cement

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July 29, 2021 at 8:12 am

Why it’s so hard and expensive to plug an abandoned well

An estimated 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells across the country, forgotten or ignored by the energy companies that drilled them, are believed to...

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July 29, 2021 at 8:02 am

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals VIEW

There are about 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells nationwide that haven't been properly plugged with cement

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Signage at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Callaghan O’Hare / Bloomberg, file)

June 2, 2021 at 2:21 pm

Challengers unseat third Exxon board member in climate fight

Exxon Mobil shareholders have unseated a third board member in their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively with climate change. Preliminary...

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May 26, 2021 at 10:45 am

At least 2 Exxon board members lose seats in climate fight

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s shareholders have voted to replace at least two of the company's 12 board members with directors who are seen...

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May 25, 2021 at 11:15 am

Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change

NEW YORK (AP) — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has...

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May 19, 2021 at 10:14 am

Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4M to hackers

NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into...

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