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Bad Bolts on Drilling Rigs Raise Risk of Spills in Gulf of Mexico

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 31, 2016 · There is new urgency to fix a safety problem affecting oil and gas drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The problem is bolts that break.

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Jose Saravia and Matthew McEwan review the connections of one of the devices they used in the competition.

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Houston-Area Students Compete In Energy And Offshore Exploration Competition

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 6, 2016 · The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute sponsored the event, which was held at the University of Houston.

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Energy & Environment

Black Elk Energy Faces Criminal Charges Over November 2012 Rig Explosion

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 17, 2015 · The Houston-based oil platform operator faces six criminal counts in relation to the explosion, which left three workers dead.

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Chance for rain each day, all week in Houston area

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 27, 2022 · The cooler temperatures and rainfall expected are a result of a low-pressure weather system approaching from the Gulf of Mexico. 

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A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

Nathan Rott, NPR

Posted on January 28, 2022 · The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico, in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.

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The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit

Nathan Rott, NPR

Posted on November 18, 2021 · The Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in American history just days after pledging to take action on climate change at the international climate summit.

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Houston’s environmental failures, vegan and vegetarian restaurants, and Latino rap (Oct. 7, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 7, 2021 · On Thursday's show: Houston's continued environmental shortcomings, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, the best vegan and vegetarian restauarants right now, and a closer look at the world of Latino hip-hop in Houston.

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