Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work. Newcomers are clearing forest for makeshift housing as they wait and hope for jobs that may result from the drilling being done by Petrobras, Brazil's state oil company. While the prospect of economic opportunities is bringing hope, the impacts of unplanned urban growth in a city with already poor infrastructure are being felt. Environmental groups warn a spill could devastate fisheries and wetlands while Indigenous leaders also fear the project threatens their territory and way of life.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast. Bonta says the federal government unlawfully approved Sable Offshore Corp.'s plans because California has authority over the pipelines that run through Santa Barbara and Kern counties. The Trump administration did not immediately respond for comment. The lawsuit escalates a fight over the president's efforts to boost U.S. fossil fuel production. It comes after the federal government announced plans for new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts.
