Tag: oil spill
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How oil spills affect the environment | Earth.Org – Past | Gift
Oil is an essential part of our lives; beyond the oil used for cooking, but black crude oil deep in the ground. Fuels and plastics ... -
Sadly Missing Smooth Cleansing
A month after a series of leaks from an undersea pipeline, the oil spill off Rayong remains a major concern. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut ... -
Oil crews replace swimmers on Peru’s beaches
Cleanup crews work to remove oil along the shore after an oil spill in the Ventanilla Sea in Callao province stained beaches in the district of ... -
Massive diesel spill near New Orleans kills 2,300 fish and 32 birds, sickens dozens of alligators
A badly corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, federal records ... -
Shell divestment onshore: the buyer beware!
Since last year, Royal Dutch Shell has made headlines with plans to sell its onshore oil fields in Nigeria to focus on deep offshore exploration and ... -
Newark Company faces environmental fines
NEWARK, Calif .– State regulators are asking for tens of thousands of dollars in penalties from a company that processes hazardous waste in Newark, officials from ... -
The spill that turned the stream red blamed on a federal contractor
Diesel fuel turned red from a stream in downtown Columbia in early December 2021. Here’s what the Congaree River tributary looked like after the diesel spill. ... -
Plastic waste in the ocean is a global problem, and the United States is the main source
PLASTIC waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It appears on beaches, in fish and even in arctic sea ice. And a new ... -
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global problem and the United States is the main source
Plastic debris on a beach in Lanai, a sparsely populated Hawaiian island. Photo: Matthew Koller, CC BY-ND Plastic pollution of all shapes and sizes permeates the ... -
The contamination of water on military bases is not new. And that’s a problem
December 3, 2021 Memories of Dee Ann Koanui of the three years she spent as a child at Marine Corps Lejeune Base Camp in North Carolina ... -
Impact of the Nembe oil spill similar to the destruction of Hiroshima during the world war – Minister
Nigerian Minister of State for the Environment Sharon Ikeazor said the pollution caused by the Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa State, in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, ... -
Shard of oil spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach likely not a new spill – NBC Los Angeles
No additional bursts were seen on Sunday near the site of the October oil spill that dumped thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean off ... -
Opinion: Our way of life is at stake | Opinion
Oil spilled off Huntington Beach, California last month. During the first three hours, the operator failed to shut down the line, spewing 132,000 gallons of crude ... -
This week in the archives: voters go to the polls, early snow, toxic chemical killing | Community
Editor’s Note: This article features news and photos from previous editions of the Watauga Democrat. October 16, 1947 “Municipality voters turned out in relatively small numbers ... -
California Environmental Law and Policy Update – October 2021 # 4 | Allen Matkins
To concentrate Associated Press – October 18 Michael Regan, the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced Monday that the agency is launching a ... -
Orange County Oil Spill Wildlife Rescue Response – The
Clean-up crews wearing white-hooded hazmat suits shoveled clumps of oil and tar into garbage bags and threw long booms along the California coast after a crashed ... -
California oil spill likely 106,000 gallons lower than initial estimate – East Bay Times
The oil spill that closed Orange County beaches earlier this month was likely around 25,000 gallons, the lower end of early estimates, U.S. Coast Guard officials ... -
Burn at National Trust’s Newhailes Estate in Musselburgh turns green after Scottish Water calls for diesel spill reports
Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article. The water, which flows through the National Trust for Scotland’s ... -
California Environmental Law and Policy Update – October 2021 # 2 | Allen Matkins
To concentrate The New York Times – October 6 The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it would restore climate change protections to the country’s basic environmental ... -
Indo-American Collaborative Cotton Product Can Absorb Oil Spills Quickly and Durably | KLBK | KAMC
Designed for marine environments, the product can absorb oil while repelling water.(Photo provided by Texas Tech University / Texas Tech Today) LUBBOCK, Texas (press release) – ... -
Laguna Beach owners take legal action over Orange County oil spill
Amplify Energy Corp. is under fire in a new trial over the recent Orange County oil spill. Landowners along Laguna Beach’s waterfront are suing the company ... -
California Oil Spill Moving To San Diego County – NBC 7 San Diego
Ribbons of oil from the massive spill off the coast of Huntington Beach are heading south toward beaches in San Diego County, prompting county officials to ... -
Oil spill: California has been flirting with this kind of large-scale disaster for decades
I’m not sure what happened first when I heard about this weekend’s devastating oil spill off the coast of Orange County, California: anger, disgust, or sadness. ... -
California oil spill sparks race to save wildlife
The first victims are seabirds, graceful creatures that alight on the surface of the ocean. They landed on the slick of oil that escaped from a ... -
How safe is the air in Orange County for residents to breathe when crude oil spills ashore?
As an asphalt smell lingers in the Orange County air, there are unanswered questions – and looming alarms – about whether it is safe to breathe ... -
The biggest oil spills in California in decades – Silicon Valley
The California Coastal Commission is recording these major oil spills that caused environmental damage from southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area. A pipeline leak ... -
Environment Ministry restricts tankers allowed to Eilat under deal on UAE pipeline
Environmental Protection Ministry delays implementation of controversial oil deal between state-owned Europe Asia Pipeline Company (EAPC) and an Israel-United Arab Emirates consortium by limiting the number ... -
Triple Bottom Line: Time to Start Crying About Spilled Oil
(Chloe Barker | Daily Trojan Horse) Chances are you’ve caught a glimpse of the apocalyptic-looking oil spill in the Yucatán Peninsula over the summer, caused by ... -
Federal authorities respond to reports of oil and chemical spills after Ida | Hurricanes Tropics Storm Tracker Forecast Maps
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills resulting from Hurricane Ida following the publication of ... -
What it means if “ecocide” becomes an international crime
Ecocide means destroying the environment, but when considered etymologically, from Greek and Latin, it means killing one’s home. When we were first able to see and ... -
Insect droppings can be used to make sustainable fertilizers and help plants resist climate change
Hello Terrans! This is our weekly newsletter on all things the environment, where we highlight the trends and solutions that are moving us towards a more ... -
US fishing vessel Challenger to be freed from rocks on Marin coast
A wrecked fishing vessel that many feared would crash on the rocks off the north coast of Marin must be salvaged after all, removing an eyesore ... -
Advantages, disadvantages and environmental policies
Nanotechnology is a general term for scientific and technological inventions that operate on the ânanoâ scale, one billion times smaller than one meter. A nanometer is ... -
Slick captured on satellite image around sunken ship, not fuel oil, Sri Lanka says
Satellite images show a silvery streak from a cargo ship that sank off western Sri Lanka in early June, raising fears of an oil spill. Authorities ... -
NH Loon Preservation Secures $ 800,000 Settlement 18 Years After Oil Spill
Posted: 06/18/2021 12:51:15 PM It took 18 years, but the New Hampshire loon population will finally benefit from an oil tanker spill that left 98,000 gallons ... -
Aphex BioCleanse Systems Acquires BioFoam ™ Business and Patented Cleaning Technology; Appoints BioFoam ™ Founder and Inventor Scott Smith as Director of Sustainability
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 1-week free trial for StreetInsider Premium here. PITTSFORD, NY, June 11, 2021 ... -
The poisonous ship – what price for environmental devastation? – Ground views
Photo courtesy of The New York Post “There will be huge sums of compensation for the damage caused by the vessel X-Press Pearl in Sri Lankan ... -
Never fall victim to maritime disasters again, urge experts | Print edition
By Nadia Fazlulhaq View (s): Dr Charitha Pattiaratchi With the prospect of having a vast floating slick of plastic pellets spanning the entire Indian Ocean as ... -
Scientific links of the week »Explorersweb
Ninety percent of sharks died 19 million years ago: Fossils in the sediments of the Pacific Ocean have revealed a shark extinction event we didn’t know ... -
Damaged ship containing hundreds of tonnes of oil at risk of sinking off Sri Lanka
Environmental experts have sounded the alarm as a burning ship risks causing a catastrophic oil spill. A cargo ship off the coast of Sri Lanka is ... -
Sri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches | Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka faces the worst environmental disaster in its history after a cargo ship carrying chemicals caught fire off its coast, dumping microplastics on the country’s ... -
Using a pollen-based sponge to absorb oil from contaminated water – News
NTU Singapore From left to right: Shahrudin Ibrahim, Deng Jingyu, Zhao Ze and Cho Nam-Joon A POLLEN BASED sponge was developed as a more environmentally friendly ... -
Solid and Hazardous Waste / Recycling Administrative / Judicial Developments (2020-2021): Arkansas Environmental Federation and Sustainable Use Webinar May 20 | Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC
Download PDF I attended an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar hosted by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20 titled: Solid and hazardous waste / ... -
Google aims to ‘revitalize RSS’ and regain user trust with experimental follow button in Chrome – WordPress Tavern
The internet was buzzing yesterday after Google officially confirmed it was testing a follow button for websites in Chrome. In February, the editors of History of ... -
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Protecting Public Health
This article is one of a three-part series. Please note that the following contains discussions about suicide and other difficult health topics. Welcome to National Hurricane ... -
Is Padre Island’s Renowned Sea Turtle Program Slipping Away?
They arrive in crowds, sometimes numbering 1,000 or more, rising before the sun to stand behind yellow tape lines, straining their necks and angling for the ... -
Lawyer who won Ecuadorian Chevron lawsuit over ‘most vicious corporate counterattack in US history’
He claimed it was “the most vicious corporate counterattack in American history.” The New York courtroom was heated on Monday, with Judge Loretta Preska interrupting counsel ... -
Milk and fish: how I-5 was shut down for hours, cleaned up
The problem started with a stupid and fatal mistake: A 63-year-old pedestrian attempted to cross the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Fife at 3:50 a.m., ... -
Green Apocalypse | Letters | dothaneagle.com
For decades the powers that be have claimed that the world will end in a few years (they have repeatedly predicted disasters that have not happened ...