Environment

WWF response to Sanchi oil tanker collision

“WWF thoughts are with the families of those tragically killed in the Sanchi oil tanker collision.

“We now have an environmental disaster unfolding before our eyes. The stricken tanker is leaking its cargo of condensate, which is toxic to...

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Burning Iranian Tanker Sinks off China's Coast

An Iranian oil tanker that had been burning and listing off the coast of China for more than a week, exploded into a mass of flames Sunday and sank.

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Bayou Bridge Fight Heads To Federal Court

Representing the interests of the millions of people who use, visit, study and rely on the Atchafalaya Great River Swamp, on January 11, several groups asked a Louisiana federal district court to vacate a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corps of...

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EPA orders further assessment work at Wolverine tannery, landfill in Rockford, Michigan

On January 10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order to Wolverine World Wide Inc. to conduct further assessment and potential cleanup work at its former tannery and at the House Street landfill in Rockford, Mich. The...

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