Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Board of Trustees on Ogoni cleanup has described the initial $1 billion earmarked for the project as unrealistic in the face of rising exchange rate of the naira. The President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr. Legborsi Pyagbara, disclosed this yesterday after their meeting …
CHENNAI: With a majority of oil slick scooped out off the coast, the Coast Guard is contemplating spraying of imported biodegradable dispersants in the shallow waters where chemical dispersants are not recommended due to ecological reasons. The oil spill occurred due to the collision between two ships near Ennore. Coast …
CHENNAI:It has been 10 days since the oil spill played havoc in the bay. The Coast Guard on Tuesday claimed that the clean-up has entered the final lap and Dornier aircraft were deployed to ensure there are no traces of oil in the sea. However, ecological concerns still loom large. …
The National Green Tribunal has transferred to its Southern Bench two pleas seeking compensation to people affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Tamil Nadu and seizure of the vessels involved in collision. The Principal Bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter, on Tuesday noted that a similar …
Eight months after its ceremonial kick-off by Federal Government, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it is gravely disturbed by the slow pace of the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Spokesperson to MOSOP president, Bari-ara Kpalap, told The Guardian at the …
It is oil versus gorillas. Oil is a precious extractive buried under the landscape where the Mountain gorillas stay. Mountain gorillas are referred to as endangered species, meaning that if nothing is done to protect them and their habitat, they will disappear from the face of the earth. The gorillas …
Absence of a Comprehensive Oil Spill Management Plan, despite being in the works for about three years, lack of equipment to deal with oil spills near the shore, the foreign ship heading out of an unfamiliar port in pitch darkness without a pilot to guide the vessel as is mandatory, …
CHENNAI: Five days after a major oil spill polluted the city's coast, more than 50 tonnes of sludge have been removed by the pollution response team of the Indian Coast Guard. Commandant Pradeep B Mandal, who is in charge of the cleanup operation, said another 20 tonnes was estimated to …
CHENNAI: More than 56 hours after two vessels collided off Ennore port, ill-equipped pollution response teams of the Indian Coast Guard were on Monday grappling with the oil spill that spread southward beyond Marina beach, about 25km from the accident spot. Coast Guard workers used 25 litre buckets to scoop …
The oil spill near Ennore Port will have a long-term impact on the marine eco-system, fear researchers. With January and Febru researchers. With January and February being the spawning season for many species of fish and the nesting time for turtles, these creatures will be the most affected said an …
CHENNAI: Dead turtles and fish floated on the sea at Ernavur, near Ennore, a day after the fuel tank of an oil tanker ship burst following a collision with an LPG carrying vessel. At least one tonne of heavy furnace oil (HFO) from the fuel tank of MT Dawn Kanchipuram …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/01/2017. One of the issues raised in the Order deals with high sulphur content in pet coke and furnace oil and their utilization in industries in the NCR thereby …
The livelihood of the Nenets people who live along the northern stretches of the Yenisei, Russia’s longest river, depends on two pursuits: fishing and reindeer herding. But locals have said both of those activities are under threat from an oil terminal due to be built on the Tanalau cape, near …
An oil spill was detected on November 13th on the Teles Pires River, a tributary of the Tapajós River, in a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon. The spill occurred near the under-construction São Manoel hydropower dam. The spill’s cause or extent is as yet unknown. Roughly 320 indigenous people …
Coast Guard holds Level I Pollution Response Workshop The Indian Coast Guard, Karnataka, conducted a Level I Pollution Response Workshop at its headquarters here on Tuesday involving various stakeholders. As per the Coast Guard Act 1978, the agency is responsible for the protection of marine environment and control of marine …
BILLINGS, MONTANA – Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million for environmental damages caused by a pipeline break that spilled 63,000 gallons (238,474 liters) of oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River and prompted a national debate over lax pipeline safety rules, officials said Wednesday. The payment is meant to …
ExxonMobil Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million to Montana and the U.S. government to restore natural resources damaged or destroyed by a pipeline rupture in 2011 that spilled oil into the Yellowstone River, according to a settlement proposed on Wednesday. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's Silvertip pipeline burst July 1, 2011 …
The oil spill at Louisiana's Bay Long continues with coast guards having recovered more than 6,000 gallons of oily water. Apart from oily water, workers have also captured and treated more than 200 birds caught in the oil spill. Repairs to the damaged pipeline continue, all of which was caused …
More than 13,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers have launched a massive class action in Australia's federal court demanding compensation for the effects of Australia's worst oil spill. In August 2009 there was a huge explosion at an oil well in Australian waters in the Timor Sea. The well was run by …
