Fish take oil spills to heart
2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may have caused heart defects in tuna species, reducing their numbers
Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis
Energy insecurity is India's latest tryst with her post-liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $…
UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering from fossil fuels amid global energy crisis
Calls for windfall tax to fund fair policies and sustainable energy solutions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Bare facts
Alang, Gujarat. This is where ships from across the world are sent to be wrecked. A shipbreaking industry has emerged as a consequence, which is …
Conclave on compressed biogas underlines future energy potential
The conference, organised by IOCL, was aimed at attracting entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu to invest in the technology
Blowout at Oil India well threatens national park in upper Assam
Condensate from the blowout has covered the water bodies, trees and tea plants near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Underwater ship graves
Seventy years after the largest seaborne invasion in history, World War II shipwrecks still pose environmental risks
Indian Oil reported 113 major accidents during fuel transport in 2014-19: CAG
Posing a safety risk, 22% of pipelines in India are operating beyond their economic lifespan of 25 years
Report accuses India-born businessman of unchecked land grabbing across continents
Sivasankaran’s land grabbing spree has threatened millions of livelihoods, says report
Documenting dissent
DECOMMISSIONING THE BRENT SPAR·Tony Rice and Paula Owen·E & FN SPON (An Imprint of Routledge), 1999·182pp
Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns
Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists
Whose responsibility is it anyway?
Two years after the Supreme Court directed the setting up of two independent fuel testing centres in Delhi, one is yet to be commissioned
Highest mortality year for dolphins, whales
US authorities investigating if stranding incidents linked to BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
Deepwater Horizon spill: Dispersant more toxic to corals than oil
Following the spill, coral populations were coated with a dark-coloured flocculent slime that was found to contain oil from the spill and …
Bush discards green
US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska
Shell could be held liable for Niger Delta oil spills, says London court
Affected Bodo community that had sued the energy giant rejects its offer of US $50 million as compensation
Oriental Nicety denied entry into India
Supreme Court cites Basel Convention on trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste to stop toxic-laden ship, infamous for the Alaska oil spill of 1989
Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East
The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover
Flame in the rainforest
LATHA JISHNU discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction
‘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 …
Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park
How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on …
CPCB penalty to industries at Mahul, Ambapada pave way for polluter-pays principle
Report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board penalising the industries based on their quantum of pollution is a roadmap for better …