15 Jul 2025
Photo by Ian Taylor The Indian state of Kerala has initiated legal proceedings against the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), demanding $1.1 billion in compensation after the container vessel MSC Elsa 3 sank off the coast of Kochi in May 2025. The sinking resulted in the release of diesel fuel and hazardous cargo into the Arabian Sea, […]
24 Jun 2025
Image description: A person holding out their hands palms up, covered with a thick coating of black oil after an oil spill in the Niger delta. Image by Jerry Chidi / Climate Visuals. The UK High Court recently delivered a milestone judgement for environmental justice: Shell (and its former Nigerian subsidiary) can be held […]
03 Jun 2025
Image: Deep sea corals – Oleksandr Sushko Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, scientists are pioneering efforts to revive ancient coral ecosystems damaged by the spill. In a significant stride for marine conservation, U.S. scientists have embarked on an ambitious project to restore deep-sea coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, severely impacted […]
11 Mar 2025
An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the UK coast on Monday 10 March, triggering a major rescue mission. UK authorities launched lifeboats and firefighting vessels to the scene some 10 nautical miles out from the city of Hull after an alarm was sounded. “A coastguard rescue helicopter from […]
14 Nov 2023
The Environment Agency (EA) has said it is still working to understand events surrounding an oil spill at a harbour seven months after it occurred. About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset. A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated […]
28 Mar 2023
A clean-up operation is under way after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset. A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco. There have been reports that leaked oil is visible on the surface of water as the […]
22 Feb 2022
About 500 barrels of oil has leaked from a pipe off the north Wales coast. The pipe, which runs between two platforms named Conwy and Douglas, was shut off following the leak on Monday and remains closed. Operator ENI UK said details of what happened about 20 miles (33km) north of Rhyl, Denbighshire, were still […]
07 Aug 2018
5 articles including petition on Walkers Crisps & BBC action Industry is trying to stop Deposit Refund Schemes Sue Kinsey Marine Conservation Society Despite growing public and political support for the introduction of a Deposit Refund System, or Deposit Return Scheme – DRS to you and me – for drinks containers across the UK, there […]