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 …
Green cleaning brand Ecover to unveil packaging innovation to highlight long-term dangers of dumping plastic in ocean The world's first washing-up liquid bottle made from reclaimed ocean plastic is to go on sale in UK supermarkets later this month. The green cleaning brand Ecover will use the launch of its …
Russia has lifted its opposition to marine reserves proposed for the Antarctic, with Moscow for the first time laying down its demands to agree to the giant areas being protected. Opposition by Russia and a handful of other nations stymied two reserve proposals when they were put before Antarctic nations …
More than three months after regulators were told that a coal ash containment pond in North Carolina had failed and was dumping toxic sludge into the nearby Dan River, environmental experts are taking a hard look at what's left in the water. What they have found may not bode well …
In the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Pakistan there is no constitutional cover to protect the wildlife species. Talking to Daily Times Muhammad Moazzam Khan Technical adviser (Marine Fisheries) of World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Pakistan) pointed out protection of EEZ and protection of marine life was federal subject. EEZ starts from …
Scientists are struggling to find the cause of a disease that is killing off numerous species of starfish on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, dispatching the five-armed creatures in a particularly gruesome way. Researchers said on Thursday they have ruled out some possible culprits including fungi, …
The temporal and spatial dynamics of primary and secondary biomass/production in the Barents Sea since the late 1990s are examined using remote sensing data, observations and a coupled physical-biological model. Field observations of mesozooplankton biomass, and chlorophyll a data from transects (different seasons) and large-scale surveys (autumn) were used for …
If all goes well, the state will soon have its first turtle conservation reserve at Galgibaga in south Goa, as the government is moving ahead with a proposal to acquire land for the project. Four beaches, two in Morjim and Mandrem in north Goa's Pernem taluka and an identical number, …
Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over. Jules Melancon, the last remaining oyster fisherman on an island dotted with colorful houses …
Sea turtle populations have been exploited for hundreds of years, and even though conservation efforts have increased substantially in modern times, populations still suffer across the globe. In fact, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida, over-fishing is to blame for more than 170,000 …
Change is taking place in the tropical Pacific Ocean, where NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) researchers have found that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have increased as much as 65 percent faster than atmospheric CO2 since 1998. Rising CO2 concentrations of this magnitude indicate that tropical Pacific waters are acidifying …
China remains under pressure to contain pollution in its offshore areas, although water quality of 95 percent of the country's territorial waters met standards in 2013, a report said on Wednesday. According to the report issued by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), the quality of 44,000 square kilometers of sea …
More ice means fewer elephant seal pups, according to Australian scientists studying breeding colonies on Macquarie Island near Antarctica and atmospheric changes in the region that have affected the feeding grounds. "When there's more sea ice the population is likely to go down and in years when there's less sea …
The world's first study of deep ocean trench has confirmed climate change — excessive warming of the ocean and melting of Arctic ice — has made marine life far sparser and less varied than expected in those depths. British and Kiwi scientists joined hands and dived into the previously unexplored …
he explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform created the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. As part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process, we applied an innovative modeling approach to obtain upper estimates for occupancy and for number of manatees in areas potentially affected by the oil …
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (MC252) disaster in the northern Gulf of Mexico released more than 4 million barrels of crude oil. Oil rose from the ocean floor to the surface where many large pelagic fish spawn. Here we describe the impacts of field-collected oil samples on the rapidly developing embryos …
Environmental impact statement and design report highlights risks of unexploded ordnance, asbestos and toxic materials Plans for a massive expansion of the Manus Island processing centre carry extreme risks of exposure to hazardous materials, asbestos and unexploded ordnance, as well as high risks of environmental and heritage damage. Detailed planning …
400 carcases found in single month on beach in Lambayeque region where more than 800 washed up in whole of 2012 More than 400 dead dolphins were found in January on the Pacific Ocean beaches of northern Peru where twice that number were encountered in the whole of 2012, officials …
Global System of Integrated Studies (GSIS) School & College and Shehrsaaz have joined hands in promoting a joint natural environmental awareness campaign named "An Amal" for the promotion of canvas bags instead of plastic shopping bags in daily life. An event was held at the GSIS Islamabad on Monday to …
Chile's supreme court has ruled in favor of local fishermen who say Endesa Chile's Bocamina coal-fired facility kills marine life and pollutes ocean water, but it said halting its operations was a decision for environmental authorities. An appeals court in December halted operations at the 350 megawatt Bocamina II plant …
The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry has launched a special program to protect sharks that are facing the threat of extinction. Accordingly, the ministry has prepared a special plan for the protection and management of sharks called the Sri Lanka National Plan of Action for protection and management of …
