(WELLINGTON, NZ) – Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says the $10,500 fine imposed yesterday on Southern Storm Fishing Ltd, owners of the fishing vessel Oyang 75, for failure to notify two discharges or escapes of harmful substances into the sea, sends a clear message that pollution of New Zealand’s waters will not be tolerated. The company [...]
(VENICE, LA) – On 15 February 2013, United States Coast Guard, Sector New Orleans, contacted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Scientific Support Coordinator, in regards to a potential release of 31,940 barrels of crude oil and condensate from an exploratory well being drilled about 50 miles east of Venice, LA. There is concern about [...]
(REGINA, SK) – The Emterra Group, the City of Regina’s new curb side recycling contractor, is building a “world class, state-of-the-art” material recovery facility (MRF) at the Global Transportation Hub in west Regina. Emterra, awarded a 10-year contract with the City in 2012, has begun construction on a 45,000 square foot operation that will be [...]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Sierra Club Canada congratulates outgoing Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan on an honest, hard hitting report on the lack of environmental stewardship by the federal government. Unfortunately it confirms the worst fears of Canadians: that the federal government is not providing environmental stewardship. "I want to thank Mr Vaughan for his honest and [...]
(BOSTON, MA) – The Coast Guard and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a violation to a Gloucester, MA, -based fishing vessel for a significant fisheries infraction, Tuesday. The vessel was issued the violation for allegedly fishing for Northeast Multispecies in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone while utilizing a net liner, an illegal [...]
By John Bennett, Sierra Club Canada Executive Director (OTTAWA, ON) – Sierra Club Canada is an independent body that sets its own priorities and policies. Sierra Club Canada recognizes that the climate is rapidly approaching a tipping point that demands immediate and significant action if we are to avoid a global catastrophe. The Sierra Club [...]
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) – BP Exploration and Production Inc. pleaded guilty today to 14 criminal counts for its illegal conduct leading to and after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, and was sentenced to pay $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties, the largest criminal resolution in U.S. history, Attorney General Holder announced yesterday. “Today’s guilty [...]
(QUEBEC CITY, QC) – The Quebec government has proceeded with the acquisition of l’île aux Lièvres for biodiversity conservation. Following an agreement with Duvetnor, the Ministry of Sustainable Development (MDDEFP) plans to undertake the necessary steps to assign l’île aux Lièvres a legal status of protection as a biodiversity reserve under the Act respecting the [...]
(NEW ORLEANS, LA) – Transocean Deepwater Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to pay a total of $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines and penalties, for its conduct in relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice announced today. The criminal information and a [...]
(DUBLIN, IRELAND) – Environment Minister Phil Hogan today published the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework, and released a report on progress overall in the development of national climate policy and legislation. The National Climate Change Adaptation Framework provides the policy context for a strategic national adaptation response to climate change in Ireland. Under the Framework, [...]
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