Four Sailors Involved in Major Singapore Oil Spill Plead Guilty, Straits Times Reports March 14, 2025 By Nicholas Lua Four Dutch crew members involved in a ship collision in Singapore have pleaded guilty for their role in the city-state’s...
As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them March 14, 2025 By Aaron Clark The battle for artificial intelligence supremacy hinges on microchips. But the semiconductor sector that produces them has a dirty secret:...
13 People Arrested in Croatia for Illegally Disposing Hazardous Waste, Europol Says February 18, 2025 Thirteen people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste have been arrested in Croatia, the European Union’s law...
Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Pacific Oil Spill February 11, 2025 By Bloomberg News An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk...
Europe’s Water Resources Under Pressure With Most Surface Bodies Polluted, EU Says February 6, 2025 By Kate Abnett Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report...
Russian Insurer Says US Sanctions Against it Increase Risk of Environmental Disaster January 14, 2025 Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday [Jan. 10] that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental...
Russia Expands Response to Biggest Black Sea Fuel Spill in Decades January 14, 2025 By Ilya Arkhipov and Evgenia Pismennaya Russia has formed a new government commission to coordinate clean up of the biggest spill of oil products in the...
Philippines Rushes to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker July 25, 2024 By Cliff Venzon and Andreo Calonzo Philippine authorities are rushing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sank early Thursday, killing one crew member,...
Israel Aims to Boost Red Sea Oil Deliveries Despite Environmental Risks May 31, 2024 By Ari Rabinovitch Israel plans to allow more oil tankers to dock at a Red Sea port in Eilat despite environmental risks, as...
Oil Majors Offered Faster Nigerian Exit if They Pay for Cleanup, Compensation May 6, 2024 Major oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil and Shell, that aim to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil can get quicker approval...