After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis

Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …

How microbes may help clean up oil spills in Iraq

The soil bacteria is fed with nutrients from manure and bulking agents like wood chips and water, to thrive in and then break down petroleum

Look how oil spill affects health, environment in Brazil

Oil spill has spread across 2,500 kilometres since September, and has reached 92 municipalities and 14 conservation units in nine states

Indigenous peoples sue Ecuador govt, oil firms over spill

On April 7, 2 oil pipelines had spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador's most important rivers

What does the Russia oil spill mean for permafrost

The leak, in the Ambarnaya river, has put local ecology at risk, forcing the Russian government to impose an emergency in the area

Baghjan blowout shows why we need to fix liabilities

There is also a need to address inland oil spills through regulations

Global Eco Watch: Mauritius declares environmental emergency

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’

When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean

Oil spill could devastate Mauritius’ coral reefs, say experts

They also call for more coverage of oil spills in India

Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …

Mauritius oil spill: Potential government failures should be investigated

The government was well aware of the risk. Since the 1990s, Mauritius has received substantial capacity-building assistance to prevent an oil …

‘Dead’ coral reefs as important as ‘live’ ones, shows new study

‘Dead’ coral reefs support ‘cryptic’ animals — including fishes, snails, tiny crabs and worms — who hide …

Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill

The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal