Arctic plunder
The Bush administration has passed a bill that permits oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Spilling doom
As vast amount of oil is spilt into the ocean, threatening sensitive marine and coastal biology, operation clean-up has turned out to be a large …
Assam fire: MB Lal Committee recommendations not implemented for a decade
One of the recommendations, of building emergency response centres to handle major oil fires was to be completed in 2014
Assam gas leak and fire: Yet another case of procedural lapse
A lack of standard operating procedures for handling hazardous materials, no proper training is prevalent in several industries
Which forests can be felled for oil palm plantations?
Palm oil companies undertake their own study to decide the magic carbon threshold number
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
The Greenwashers: Big Oil’s words and actions on climate emergency do not match, says study
Such companies spend huge sums of money to portray themselves as proactive on climate action; but their measures to reduce climate change are …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Saudi Arabia to delay oil fossil fuel phase-out
It has consistently lobbied that oil-producing countries should be compensated for phasing out fossil fuels
Bangladesh allows nearly 200 polluting factories near Sundarbans
As environmentalists raise concerns over this free-for-all, all eyes are now on the High Court, which has stayed the permissions, and will hold …
Cocktail of plant oils can keep mosquitoes at bay
Researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research have found a plant-based repellent which is as effective as chemical repellent
Toxic floods: Environmental risks around oil infrastructure put South Sudan on edge
During floods, crude oil, wastewater and chemicals pose acute and long-term risks to the local environment
Europe beats Russian winter; EU upgrades continent’s growth outlook despite energy crisis
The upward revision is despite an anticipated winter slump amid Russia’s war on Ukraine coupled with a looming energy crisis
Toxic heavy metals found in indigenous people living near oil fields of Peruvian Amazon: Study
High levels of mercury, cadmium & arsenic were found in the urine samples of people living river basins of Corrientes, Pastaza, Tigre & …
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power — but will it benefit the people?
More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity
Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data
Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …
Wet’suewet’en protests have exposed Canada’s racist underbelly: Ruth Hopkins
Protests against proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline through First Nations land in British Columbia, has crippled rail travel
The day when the world will have a common electricity grid
To allow renewables to thrive in the future, dirty energy should be allowed to continue for some time
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
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
2011 Mumbai oil spill: NGT slaps Rs 100-crore fine on shipping company
The compensation amount might go up in future depending on restoration measures the new committee recommends
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 …
Coast Guard cleans up oil spill off Nicobar
Indian crews successfully contained a huge oil spill near the Great Nicobar island. Now, the ministry of environment and forests must assess the …
Star strike
With environmentalists failing to hold back destructive activities in us national parks, musicians have decided to take on the crusade
Exxon knew: Big Oil’s scientists documented accurate climate predictions since 1970s, 1980s
ExxonMobil publicly denied climate change, funded misinformation campaign, shows new paper
Illusive oilseed: India’s niger seed cultivation is declining; here is why
Lack of government interest in tribal cuisine, amarbel infestation, low productivity of niger seeds and increasing paddy cultivation are …