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Wednesday, August 01, 2012  The exercise Wednesday will focus on a simulated failure of an Enbridge Inc. oil pipeline that crosses the Saginaw River.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, saying the government rashly concluded that because one rig failed, the others are in immediate danger, too.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  The owner of the broken Deepwater Horizon rig that is spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico has criticized the U.S. government's six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the area.

Monday, June 21, 2010  Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge Monday to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the massive Gulf spill.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Coastal states could veto offshore drilling plans under long-awaited legislation to curb global warming to be unveiled Wednesday.