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Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back then, I was blissfully unaware of the ecological ramifications of that disaster. But the spill of…

‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report

TOXIC North Sea oil spills have been “grossly” underestimated with the real levels double the officially reported figures in the past three…

California is leading the fight against plastic pollution. It is banning plastic bags and suing ExxonMobil for its role in promoting single-use plastics.

President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced plans to phase out single-use plastics in all federal operations by 2035, as part of a broader effort to combat what it deemed a rising global crisis.

A recent research flight off the coast of New England discovered a large gathering of whales, including endangered sei whales and North Atlantic right whal...

Scientists say a large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species

The same year, 2022, company replaced plastic sleeves in EU with paper and cardboard, and cut plastic packaging globally by 11.6%

Analysis shows alarming prevalence of harmful fishing methods thought to ‘destroy whole ecosystems’

North Atlantic right whales are being killed in collisions with vessels that are flouting go-slow zones in US waters, report warns

Species such as mackerel and North Sea cod have been overfished or have reached critically low populations