Authorities confirmed the event after citizens posted videos showing how the crude oil was spreading across a road. On Thursday, the state-owned company Petroecuador confirmed that a pipeline rupture caused a new oil spill on a highway in the Amazonian province of Orellana. RELATED: Environmental Disaster Due to Oil Spill Worsens in Ecuador The spill […]

A precarious dam collapsed, allowing the oil spill to continue unstoppable toward the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday afternoon, an improvised containment dike on the Caple River collapsed due to the heavy rains that continue to batter the province of Esmeraldas. As a result, thousands of barrels of oil continue to flow through Ecuadorian rivers toward […]

In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the copper extraction contract unconstitutional. On Sunday, Panamanians gathered at the Cinta Costera to protest against a potential copper project that would represent the largest open-pit mining operation in Central America. RELATED: Panamanian Police Repress Protest Against Social Security Privatization Previously, Panamanian President Jose Mulino ignored the ruling issued […]

Ocean temperatures were rising at a rate of 0.06 °C per decade, whereas now they are increasing by 0.27 °C every ten years. On Tuesday, the journal Environmental Research Letters published a study by the University of Reading showing that ocean surface warming has quadrupled over the past four decades. RELATED: NASA Reports Record Global […]

If effective measures are not taken, marine life in this marine ecosystem could disappear. Once a vibrant ecological gem teeming with corals, diverse marine life and unique underwater ecosystems, the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye now faces a growing pollution crisis fueled by untreated waste, industrial runoff and unchecked flow of pesticides from nearby […]

Nevertheless, authorities warned that 200,000 tons of soil along the Russian coastline could become contaminated. On Tuesday, Krasnodar Vice Governor Igor Galas confirmed that thousands of tons of oil-contaminated sand had been removed from the Black Sea coastline. RELATED: Russia and Ukraine Exchange War Prisoners “Over the past two weeks, colossal efforts have been made […]

Authorities deployed teams to rescue species impacted by the spill at Las Capullanas beach. On Thursday, the Peruvian government declared a 90-day environmental state of emergency for a marine area along the northern coast that was affected by an oil spill in the province of Talara in Piura, a region near the border with Ecuador. […]

Over 8,000 tons of fuel spilled by two oil tankers could damage the ecosystems of the Crimean peninsula. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a task force to address the aftermath of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The spill […]

The deal will increase trade in pesticides with disastrous impacts on the Amazon and human rights, said Lis Cunha. On Friday, Greenpeace raised concerns about the negative impacts the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and MERCOSUR could have on nature and people. RELATED: EU-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement Faces Hurdles Before Implementation By […]

Those responsible for this serious humanitarian and environmental disaster must be held accountable, he said. On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the chemical contamination of the Gaza Strip caused by Israeli military bombings. RELATED: West Bank: Israeli military killed three Palestinians after freeing them “Israel’s attacks on Palestine and Lebanon continue, causing large-scale […]