Plastic Pellet Spill Unleashes Cleanup Nightmare on Spain’s Coast January 12, 2024 By Laura Millan Tiny white plastic pellets are washing ashore in Spain’s northwestern coast by the millions, with hundreds of volunteers leading the...
Sri Lanka Ship Disaster Causes ‘Significant Damage to the Planet’: UN June 21, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The UN representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caught fire...
Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinks Near Sri Lanka Capital, Prompting Pollution Fears June 18, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after...
Sri Lanka Seeks Interim Claim of $40M from Operator of Wrecked Cargo Ship June 14, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is seeking an interim claim of $40 million from the operator of a fire-ravaged...
Contaminants from Sri Lanka Ship Wreck Could Cause Wide-Reaching Damage June 8, 2021 By Laura Millan Contaminants released from the wreckage of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka could be dragged thousands of...
Data Recorder Recovered from Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinking Off Sri Lanka June 7, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Experts recovered the data recorder of a fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinking...
Proposed S. Carolina Bill Cracks Down on Pellet Producers Polluting Water March 26, 2021 South Carolina senators are considering legislation to crack down on companies that pollute the state’s waters with tiny plastic pellets....