NRDC Annual Beach Report: Reveals 13 “Superstar Beaches” and 11 “Repeat Offenders”
America’s beaches experienced over 20,000 closing and advisory days for the third consecutive year because of polluted water or threatened contamination, according to the 23rd annual beachwater quality report released June 26th, by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
EU Plans to Make it Mandatory For Ship Owners to Measure Carbon Emissions
Owners of large ships using EU ports will have to measure and report annual carbon emissions from January 2018 under new European commission proposals published on Friday.
Large Dead Zone Forming in the Gulf
Ocean experts had predicted a large “dead zone” area in the Gulf of Mexico this year, and according to the results from a Texas A&M University researcher just back from studying the region, those predictions appear to be right on target.
Find The Cleanest, Safest Beaches With Updated Swim Guide app
Beach season is upon us, but is the water at your local beach safe? You can find out with the click of a button through the newly updated Swim Guide app from the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Study of Oceans’ Past Raises Worries About Their Future
A McGill-led international research team has now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age.
Study Finds Shipwrecks Threaten Precious Seas
A new report identifies the world’s most dangerous waters for shipping and says accidents pose a particular danger for some of the most ecologically important areas.
In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug
The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight.
Calif. Utility to Retire Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced today.
Alarming Illegal Gold mining Threatens Ghana’s Forests and Bodies of Water
Ghanaian authorities have arrested 168 Chinese citizens for illegal goldmining, highlighting the social and environmental challenges posed by China’s growing presence on the continent. The rate of destruction is such that, if it is not stopped, Ghana will not have any forest left…