Here are some of the stories we have been following this week.
- The pipeline operator behind the recent Santa Barbara oil spill has a history of safety violations.
- Five big banks pleaded guilty and will pay $5.4 billion for rigging currencies by manipulating global foreign-exchange markets.
Fracking in North Dakota, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Joshua Doubek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The Supreme Court vacated a ruling that ERISA claims are time-barred, citing trust law regarding ongoing fiduciary duty to monitor investments.
- Los Angeles joined a growing list of cities and states raising the minimum wage. It will be up to $15 an hour by 2020 in the city.
- The Construction Defect Center is working to raise awareness of defects in new homes.
- A court ruling halted the issuing of fracking permits in North Carolina.
- Washington State school boards are concerned about the proximity of oil-carrying trains to local schools.
- The Supreme Court will decide next month if defendants can pay plaintiffs to remove them from class action lawsuits.
- Real estate agents say property values have been affected by the proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline.
- Harmful air pollution from fracking can reach homes located a mile away or more, according to a recent study.
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