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Chinese Fishing Vessel Runs Aground on Mauritius Coral Reef

March 8, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Mauritius government deployed its coastguard and armed forces to rescue 26 crew of the Chinese-flagged crawler on Monday after it ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation coral …

Petroleum Spills Into River During Connecticut Scrapyard Fire

February 26, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Authorities and firefighters contained a fire that engulfed a scrapyard in Waterbury on Thursday after state environmental officials informed that petroleum has entered the Naugatuck River. According to the Department …

Amazon Generated 211 Million Kilograms of Plastic Waste in 2019, Report Says

December 16, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

E-commerce company Amazon generated an estimated 211 million kilograms of plastic packaging waste in 2019, with 10.8 million kilograms of the waste ending up in freshwater and marine ecosystems, a new report claimed.

Japan to Release Fukushima’s Nuclear Contaminated Water Into the Sea

December 7, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

The government of Japan has decided to release over one million tons of contaminated water into the sea.

Solomon Islands Oil Spill Report Leaked to ABC Reveals Economic Losses of up to $50 Million

November 26, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

The economic loss from an oil spill near a world-heritage listed area of Solomon islands last year is estimated to be as high as $50 million.

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