Heat is killing oil workers. The industry is trying to kill a rule for that.

Opposition to a planned rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions.

Heat is killing oil workers. The industry is trying to kill a rule for that.

Opposition to a planned rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions.

David Roberts (@volts.wtf)

Workers in the oil & gas sector increasingly face dangerous working conditions brought on by extreme heat. The Biden administration issued a rule mandating that, when temps exceed 80F, employers must provide water & rest breaks. The O&G industry is lobbying Trump to reverse the rule. https://www.eenews.net/articles/heat-is-killing-oil-workers-the-industry-is-trying-to-kill-a-rule-for-that/

First-Ever Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Over Climate Change

The daughter of a Seattle woman, Juliana Leon, who died during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave, today brought a wrongful death suit alleging that Big Oil companies negligently caused her mother’s death.

Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death

A Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate. The lawsuit filed in state court this week says the companies knew that their products have altered the climate, including contributing to a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest that killed 65-year-old Juliana Leon, and that they failed to warn the public of such risks.

US woman brings first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil

Misti Leon argues fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a heatwave

Supreme Court ruling scales back a key environmental law

The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law and could speed development projects around the country. The ruling Thursday involves the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile expansion that would connect oil and gas producers to the broader rail network and allow them to access larger markets. In their 8-0 decision, the justices endorsed a limited interpretation of a key environmental law. Justice Neil Gorsuch didn't participate in the case. The Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and restored a critical approval from regulators. But the project could face additional legal and regulatory hurdles.

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