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US Shell Arctic Offshore Well
Nov 25, 2020

Baltimore’s claim against Big Oil should be in U.S. court, businesses say

Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit against Big Oil should be heard in federal rather than state court, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the U.S. Supreme Court this week in expressing […]

US Shell Arctic Offshore Well
Oct 2, 2020

Justices will hear Big Oil’s bid to move Baltimore suit to U.S. court

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Big Oil‘s bid to have Baltimore‘s climate change lawsuit against the fossil fuel companies litigated in federal rather than state court. In an order […]

US Shell Arctic Offshore Well
Aug 7, 2020

Baltimore supplements bid to keep Big Oil in state court

Baltimore has given the U.S. Supreme Court what the city calls another reason for the justices to turn aside Big Oil‘s bid to have the city’s climate change lawsuit against […]

US Shell Arctic Offshore Well
Jun 30, 2020

Baltimore urges justices to keep Big Oil suit in state court

Baltimore urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to turn aside Big Oil‘s bid to have the city’s climate change lawsuit against the fossil fuel companies litigated in federal rather […]

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Jan 3, 2019

Big Oil fee restriction does not apply to middlemen: Md. appeals court

A 1970s-era law to protect independent gas station owners financially against their big oil company suppliers provides no safeguard when the alleged price gouger is the middleman delivering the fuel, […]

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Sep 13, 2018

The Wills Group expands with acquisition of Tevis Oil shops

A retail fuel and convenience store business headquartered in Maryland has closed a deal to buy more stores.

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Aug 7, 2018

Don’t ease offshore drilling rules, Frosh tells U.S. regulators

The U.S. Interior Department’s proposed relaxation of regulations designed to prevent another catastrophic offshore-drilling explosion could prove disastrous for the mid-Atlantic shoreline, Maryland’s attorney general wrote in a letter this week to regulators.

Baltimore City Hall
Mar 13, 2018

Baltimore council passes bill targeting crude oil terminals

The Baltimore City Council has passed a bill that would ban new or expanded crude oil terminals in the city.

Baltimore City Hall
Feb 21, 2018

Environmentalists want ban on oil terminal creation in Baltimore

Environmentalist groups plan to rally outside of Baltimore's City Hall in support of a bill that would ban the construction of new crude oil terminals.

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Jul 18, 2016

Law firm pays bonuses to help with student debt

Law firm pays bonuses heads news summary including politics and the Supreme Court, the sentencing of a former sheriff, and a lawyer accused of inventing victims.

Mar 13, 2015

As oil prices drop again, will gasoline soon follow?

The price of oil is tumbling again, rattling an already-shaken oil industry and heralding lower prices for consumers.

Mar 4, 2015

Exxon CEO: Get used to lower oil prices

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson expects the price of oil to remain low over the next two years because of ample global supplies and relatively weak economic growth.