Nigerian Lawsuit Revives Billion-Dollar Oil ScandalABC NewsNigeria's anti-corruption agency is reviving a five-year-old scandal involving one of Africa's richest oil blocs, in which a former petroleum minister and his allies allegedly made $1.1 bil …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Fall as Dollar RisesWall Street JournalOil futures flipped down sharply Wednesday, influenced by a dollar that rose after new data showed U.S. demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in October at the fastest pace in a …

NJIT News (press release)Engineering Major Powers Her Way to Prestigious ScholarshipNJIT News (press release)The IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus Initiative has selected Olivia Hadlaw, a second-year electrical and computer engineering m …

ABC NewsOil Pipeline Protesters Burn Vehicles, Set RoadblockABC NewsProtesters ousted from private land where they tried to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline burned vehicles and built roadblocks along a North Dakota state highway where t …

Authorities Investigate Reports of Oil Sheen, Strong OdorABC NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard is investigating reports of an oil sheen on waters near a northern California community where local authorities are trying to determine the source of a strong odor. The C …

FBI Investigating Anonymous Threats in Oil Pipeline DisputeABC NewsThe FBI says it is investigating anonymous online threats made against political leaders, law enforcement and Dakota Access pipeline workers. YouTube videos posted by "Anonymous Agents …

NBCNews.comAP Explains: What's the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline?ABC NewsA federal judge has said he will rule Friday on the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's lawsuit that challenges federal permits for the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. T …

STLtoday.comSuit: California Failed to Study Oil Well Impact on WaterABC NewsEnvironmentalists sued state agencies Wednesday for approving oil well injections into a federally protected aquifer near California's Central Coast. California oil and gas re …

NewsdayIndictment: Engineering Firm Altered Sandy Damage ReportsABC NewsAn engineering firm that was hired by insurance companies to evaluate damage caused by Superstorm Sandy was charged Monday with illegally altering reports prepared by inspectors in the …

The Latest: Oil Spill Claims Head Testifies in Fraud TrialABC NewsThe head of the 2010 oil spill claims office says he was suspicious when San Antonio attorney Mikal Watts told him he was handling claims from 41,000 fishermen. Kenneth Feinberg was the firs …