Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
NOAA devises 14 population segments to allow them to protect those that need help most but activists say the whales are too ‘complicated’ for such judgment Most of the world’s humpback whales could soon be taken off the endangered species list. On Monday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
Permits that would allow industry to look for petroleum in marine sanctuaries have been quietly granted by the Abbott government while it reviews 40 freshly minted marine reserves. The permits could lead to seismic testing in areas off the West Australian coast, where no mining exploration could have occurred if …
The administrator overseeing a BP Plc fund to compensate people and businesses claiming they were harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill said on Wednesday more than $5 billion has been paid out. A total of $5.037 billion has been paid to 62,162 claimants, the administrator, Patrick Juneau, …
It is one of science's enduring mysteries: what caused the worst mass extinction in Earth's history. And, no, it is not the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Scientists said on Thursday that huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed from colossal volcanic eruptions in Siberia may have turned the world's …
It turns out that the dispersant that was used to help the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be more toxic to deep corals than the oil itself. Scientists have discovered the cold-water corals could very well suffer for years to come. About five million …
Radiation from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too low to pose a significant threat to human or marine life, scientists said on Monday. Trace amounts of Cesium-134 and Cesium-137 were detected in samples collected on …
China’s mounting clashes with its neighbors over control of the South China Sea also could be fueling a major environmental catastrophe, endangering fishing stocks, threatening marine biodiversity and posing long-term threats to some of the globe’s most spectacular coral reefs. Environmental scientists say the dangers are increasing as the conflicting …
Large quantities of plastic debris are building up in the Mediterranean Sea, say scientists. A survey found around one thousand tonnes of plastic floating on the surface, mainly fragments of bottles, bags and wrappings. The Mediterranean Sea's biological richness and economic importance means plastic pollution is particularly hazardous, say Spanish …
A new study reports that marine ecosystems can take thousands of years to recover from climate-related upheavals. Recovery from climate change might take place on a millennial scale.
It turns out that protected areas are more important than ever for coral reefs. Scientists have found that coral trout in protected "green zones" are not only bigger and more abundant than those fished in "blue zones," but are also better able to cope with cyclone damage. In this latest …
Deep ocean fish are facing a host of health problems that may be due to man-made pollution, according to a new study. Even as far down as 2,000 feet to one mile beneath the surface, marine fish are suffering from liver pathologies, tumors and other conditions as harmful pollutants are …
KARACHI: An interview-based survey whose findings were shared during the proceedings of a regional symposium on Tuesday showed a massive bycatch problem in Pakistan with the shrimp fishery and turtles getting incidentally caught and killed in huge numbers annually. Titled Sea Turtle Conservation in Asia, the two-day event was organised …
Australian coral reef experts say if the mining and port expansion projects go ahead, there will be permanent damage to the reef Australia’s leading coral reef scientists have called for huge coalmining and port developments in Queensland to be scrapped in order to avoid “permanent damage” to the Great Barrier …
Britain on Wednesday said it intended to create what will be the world’s biggest fully-protected marine reserve, covering an area nearly the size of France and Germany put together in the Pacific Ocean. The reserve will be based around the remote Pitcairn Islands archipelago, a British overseas territory that is …
A mammoth effort to catalogue all known ocean life is nearly complete. It has taken taxonomic experts eight years to pull together all existing databases and compile one super-definitive list, known as the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Of the 419,000 species names recorded in the scientific literature, nearly …
Global oil giant BP has apologised again and again for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But lately, the company has been sounding less remorseful. Take a look at "The Whole Story." It's a web page operated by the London-based company that regularly addresses what BP calls "misinformation" about …
A new tool may help the United States better conserve whales, dolphins and porpoises. Scientists have identified more than 100 areas within U.S. waters that should be considered biologically important when making management and regulatory decisions about human activities. The regions are known as Biologically Important Areas (BIAs), and could …
The tasty blue crab, prized for its tender meat, may be impacted by climate change. Scientists are discovering this species as much as 80 miles north of its native range as temperatures warm. The historic northern limit of this species of crab is usually Cape Cod in Massachusetts. They usually …
Since February 2010, 1,308 dead or dying marine mammals — mostly bottlenose dolphins, including juveniles or aborted fetuses — have washed ashore on beaches and wetlands from Texas to Florida, or have been discovered floating in the Gulf’s murky waters. In some months, the numbers of stranded dolphins in Louisiana, …
A variety of hydrokinetic turbines are currently under development for power generation in rivers, tidal straits and ocean currents. Because some of these turbines are large, with rapidly moving rotor blades, the risk of collision with aquatic animals has been brought to attention. The behavior and fate of animals that …
