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Ship at centre of Tobago oil spill escapes Angolan custody
01 Sep 2025 04:21 GMT
Elizabeth Gonzales
Tobago Correspondent
The Solo Creed tug, the vessel at the centre of Tobago’s 2024 oil spill disaster, broke free from custody in Angola last year, in an escape that was never disclosed to the public. The ship …
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Sale of Nigerian oil assets violate international law, frustrate environmental cleanup – UN experts
01 Sep 2025 02:16 GMT
… profit and causing toxic oil spills that have significantly harmed … initiate a $1 billion cleanup and restoration programme in … 2018.
The cleanup programme followed a comprehensive … the impact of the cleanup initiative remains largely negligible, …
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Oil spill causes ramp to close
29 Aug 2025 00:22 GMT
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— An oil spill has caused a ramp onto Interstate 70 to close.
According to the Indiana State Police, the U.S. 41 eastbound ramp has been closed down due to an oil spill around 6:30. The interstate is still open; only the …
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Drill, baby, drill: Has Big Oil learnt anything from Deepwater Horizon?
02 Sep 2025 00:28 GMT
THIS month 15 years ago, the US government declared the Deepwater Horizon oil well sealed, ending a catastrophic leak that spilled 4.9 million barrels (779 million litres, or 311 Olympic-sized pools’ worth) of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
The …
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A big weekend for Boycott Chevron campaign in Sacramento, on the West Coast
01 Sep 2025 21:10 GMT
… to gut climate laws, dodge cleanup and keep polluting in the … that caused the devastating Refugio Oil Spill that fouled the Southern California …
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Oil companies’ divestment breached human rights in Nigeria, UN experts say
01 Sep 2025 17:48 GMT
A United Nations panel said four international oil companies breached human rights obligations by selling their assets in Nigeria before carrying out remediation for damage caused by their oil spills in local communities.
In letters written to Eni, …
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Former Nevamar site 'contaminated.' Owners asking town, county for help
01 Sep 2025 10:19 GMT
… well as from a recent oil spill on the site.
"Over … county landfill during the future cleanup process.
The council agreed to …
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7 docuseries to watch like 'Katrina: Come Hell and High Water'
31 Aug 2025 18:30 GMT
… The story follows the cleanup efforts and the people who … documentary explores the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of … environmental damage caused by the oil spill. The documentary interviews experts … The documentary reveals how cleanup efforts took a lot of …
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Where are the House of Representatives committees on probes?
31 Aug 2025 09:24 GMT
In Nigeria, one thing you can always count on lawmakers to produce is investigative committees. The House of Representatives has turned the announcement of investigative committees into something of a ritual. A fresh scandal or controversy arises, outrage …
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Live M20 traffic updates as lorry crash shuts motorway between Ashford and Maidstone
29 Aug 2025 08:27 GMT
Closure remains as crews clear debris and oil spill
Crews from National Highways remain at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the M20 to carry out clean-up works and inspections. The collision involved a car and a lorry on the London-bound carriageway …