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 …
Lagos, Yenagoa and Abuja — The coastal community of Ikebiri in Southern Ijaw Local Council Area of Bayelsa State has taken ENI, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to an Italian court seeking compensation for oil spill. The Head of Legal Resources at Environmental Rights Action/Friends of …
Research released last month suggested that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill caused $17.2 billion in damages to the Gulf of Mexico’s natural resources — and a slew of other recent studies provide even more detail on just how severe those impacts were for many of the protected …
CHENNAI: In a bizarre move, the ‘polluter’ MT Dawn Kancheepuram on Wednesday claimed that the entire clean-up and restoration work on the Ennore-Chennai coast, which suffered irreparable ecological damage after the oil spill, have been completed. A simple reality check done by Express reveals the work is far from over. …
Validation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emission reports, especially from large industrial facilities, is rarely attempted. Given uncertainties in emission reports, their evaluation and validation will build confidence in emission inventories. It is shown that a top-down approach can provide measurement-based emission rates for such emission validation. Comparisons with emission …
The UNEP had in its 2011 report presented to the Federal Government, recommended that at least $1 billion would be required in the first five years, which is expected to be completed in three decades. The Federal Government has earmarked $190 million towards the implementation of the United Nations Environment …
Cabinet has approved the new draft National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (NMPCP) to better deal with marine pollution, not only from oil spills in Namibian waters but also from hazardous and noxious substances. Namibia had to review its marine pollution preparedness and response system in order to make it more …
Activists under the platform of the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have decried the delays encountered over the clean-up of polluted Ogoni land for which President Muhammadu Buhari constituted a Governing Council at the inception of his administration. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Lagos, Executive Director …
CHENNAI: The investigation of how much oil was leaked into the sea has been hit even as as efforts are on to transfer the oily water from one of the tanks of MT Dawn Kancheepuram, which collided with Isle of Man flagship BW Maple on January 28, to the outskirts …
Kannur: A detailed study is required to find out the cause of frequent incidents of dead dolphins and whales washing ashore along the Kerala coast, and it should be initiated as a multi-institutional project involving organizations having expertise in their respective field, said a report submitted by Central Pollution Control …
The 'Project Green Ports' has two aspects – 'Green Ports Initiatives' relating to environmental issues and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' – and is being executed through Indian Ports Association All major Indian ports will have to undergo an audit to become 'Green' and 'Swachh'. The Union shipping ministry has conducted a …
NGT also seeks action plan to deal with ‘tar balls’ The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Directorate-General of Shipping to file a detailed, comprehensive report on the oil spill off Ennore coast that polluted more than 27 km of the city’s coastline and saw more …
Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta has fined a local subsidiary of U.S.-based Murphy Oil Corp C$172,500 ($130,031) for its role in a 9,000-barrel spill in 2015 that went undetected for more than six weeks, the provincial energy regulator said on Tuesday. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) said Murphy Oil Company …
Workers wash stones stained by oil sludge at Ramakrishna Nagar in Ernavur in north Chennai on Thursday A team of over 15 contract workers has been engaged by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to clean up the newly deposited slick along the Eranavur Kuppam coast With the change in …
The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management in Tamil Nadu has been tasked with mapping the environmental impact of the oil spill following a collision between two ships last month in Chennai. Environment Secretary A N Jha said that the enquiry on the shipping company involved in the accident is …
CHENNAI: The State government lacks a database of workers who were involved in cleaning up the spill, thus putting them at a greater long-term health risk as they have engaged themselves without any protective gear, warns a fact-finding report prepared by doctors. The report, ‘Oil Spill in Chennai: fact-finding report …
Kenya Pipeline Company will from next month begin compensating residents of Thange valley in Kibwezi East Constituency who were affected by an oil leak two years ago. KPC has already received 278 claim forms and the verification process will be complete by month end. Each of the claimants will receive …
The bunker oil spilt by Indian flagship vessel M T Dawn Kancheepuram after it collided with the Isle of Man's vessel B W Maple could persist in the environment for months or years if not removed. According to ‘A Review of Problems Faced by Heavy Oil Spills,’ a study done …
The Environment Ministry may issue a show cause notice to the Kamarajar Port (Ennore port) in Chennai for "mishandling" the oil spill following a collision between two ships last month. Ministry sources said that cleaning process is at an "advance" stage and a team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
The report by Environment Ministry’s southern zonal office has said that the port did not fulfil some of these commitments. THE ENVIRONMENT Ministry is likely to issue a showcause notice to the authorities at Kamarajar port (Ennore port near Chennai), asking why the port should not be penalised for failure …
The Elembiri community, Gbanraun, Bayelsa, which was affected by the Seibou II oil leak in 2015, said they are yet to receive any relief materials to cushion the effect of the spill . The victims of the spill told News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday in Yenagoa that none …
