oil and gas industry

A group of activists protesting for climate change. Adobe Stock Photo by Dana R. Fisher, American University As Earth Month 2024 gets underway, climate activists around...

 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also...

 Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ___ April 22 Los Angeles Times on illegal possession of a gun being a "violent...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — "They are my life," a ranger in Central Africa says of endangered mountain gorillas in his care. This bond of love infuses...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robust growth in U.S. jobs and wages lifted the stock market Friday, adding to mammoth gains from earlier this week. Prices...

Congress recently returned to Washington from its month-long August recess with a short, but vital to-do list for the two-week work period prior to...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation's roads, contributing to...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction trade workers and union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio...

A large drilling rig sits outside the Covelli Center with some of the Youngstown, Ohio skyline in the background. Officials say drilling in Ohio's Utica shale region nearly doubled the output of oil and natural gas there since 2011, although some industry experts remain cautious about the long-term potential for production. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl, File) by Kevin Begos PITTSBURGH (AP) — The head of an influential charity is being criticized for his ties to the oil and gas industry, but some experts say the allegations are misguided. The Public Accountability Initiative, a liberal-leaning group that investigates corporations and businesses, released a report last week claiming that Robert Vagt, the president of Pittsburgh-based Heinz Endowments, hadn't fully disclosed his ties to the oil and gas industry and his current membership on the board of Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc., the largest operator of natural gas pipelines in the U.S. The report also criticized the Endowments, which are separate from the giant food company, for providing funding for the Center for Sustainable Shale Development, which works with the gas drilling industry to reduce pollution.