WATER POLLUTION

Spilling disaster

Nine animals fall victim to a diesel oilspill in the Galapagos Islands

In the carbon muddle

Norway revokes a carbon sequestration study permit

In the dock

Why plastic piling in oceans post COVID-19 needs urgent attention

At least 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year globally, 40% of which is single-use plastic

How is the view inside a giant marine sinkhole

A private expedition took submarines into the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize. Here are snapshots

Onboard the FlipFlopi: A boat made of used plastic

A traditional dhow made of trash, collected from beaches and towns in Kenya, is set for its maiden voyage from Lamu to Zanzibar in Tanzania

How 6 fast-growing Asian countries consume plastic packaging

New report on China, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia

Stop making plastic, green activists demand at Busan meet

Activists from Break Free From Plastic, a global movement envisioning a plastic-free future, also called on countries to stop exporting plastic waste

CSE launches coastal cities’ coalition to fight marine litter crisis

Policies to strengthen land-based waste management need better implementation, say experts

Chennai oil spill: half a dozen turtles die, fishermen fear losing livelihood

While a section of the sea water had blackened after the spill, nearly half a dozen turtles died near the north Chennai shoreline

Why eat plastic?

New research reveals animals and marine species consume plastic debris because it smells and looks like a delicious meal

Indonesian seaweed farmers sue Thai company over oil spill

The oil spill caused seaweed to die which resulted in huge income losses, claim the farmers

Coast Guard mops up another oil spill

The oil pipeline burst at Bombay High exposes maintenance lapses and highlights the urgent need for environment management plans to tackle such …

Fish in troubled waters

Several fish species in Kerala are threatened by overfishing and the release of effluents in the coastal waters

Dilemma of the Caribbean

Its porous soil carries sewage to ocean, causes pox in corals

Sea of chemicals

Biodiversity under threat

VIETNAM

Ocean sours

At current rate seawater will turn acidic by century end

Indian-American’s start-up could revolutionise the fight against marine litter

Based in Los Angeles, ‘Moral Fiber’ has developed a three-step chemical process that can extract polyester from mixed blend materials …

Budget 2021-22: How sustainable is push for nylon?

The Union government’s push to bring nylon production on a par with that of polyester may not have a good bearing on the environment and …

Microplastics again: Report flags threat to marine environment along Kanyakumari coast

Pollutants dog remote beaches, marine ports apart from touristy destinations: Bharatidasan University study

Sullying the seas

An oil spill pollutes 500 km of the French coast. It takes three weeks and public pressure for the guilty company to accept responsibility

Dolphin population declines in India’s only dolphin sanctuary

Dredging, freight transport, pollution, and a lack of management plan leaves India’s only dolphin sanctuary under threat, and a drop in …