Topic: US energy policy

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No lessons learned from Deepwater spill

Donald Boesch - The Conversation
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Brian C. Black - The Conversation
A non-permeable cover tops Coal Ash Basin B along the banks of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va., Monday, June 27, 2016. A lawsuit has gone to a judge over environmentalists claim that there are leaks of arsenic and other heavy metals into a river near Dominion�s abandoned Chesapeake power plant from the coal Ash pits in violation of the Clean Water Act. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (AP)

Steve Schwarze, Jennifer Peeples, Jen Schneider, Pete Bsumek - The Conversation
Ships and drilling rigs surround the Discoverer Enterprise as it continues to recover oil from the Deepwater Horizon drill site in the Gulf of Mexico, in this June 15, 2010 handout photo. REUTERS/Bob Laura/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS (© Ho New / Reuters)

Oil, gas could come under fire

Patrick Parenteau - The Conversation
FILE - In this May 21, 2008, file photo, Marco DelTreste, left, and Arsenio Patricio, of Mercury Solar Systems, install panels on the roof of a home in Newburgh, N.Y. Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they can increase the value of your home. The payoff time and the savings from installing solar panels will vary depending on where you live. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File) (AP)

Jeffrey C. Peters - The Conversation