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Brad Kutner

Environmentalists Challenge Big Oil Over Oil Spill Accountability

A pair of court cases pit oil and natural gas producers against environmentalists who want to hold them accountable for the oil spills they cause.

December 08th, 2017

By Brad Kutner

Environmentalists Challenge Big Oil Over Oil Spill Accountability

A pair of cases heard by the Fourth Circuit Thursday pit oil and natural gas producers and the companies that move their goods against environmentalists who want to hold them accountable for spills that dumped hundreds of gallons of petroleum into regional waters. The first case on the docket was 

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