Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘We’re losing eyes on the coast’: death of Canadian lightkeeper casts doubt on future of shoreside guardians

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:10 +0000

The keeper’s death led to questions over safety, rattled the tightly knit group of sentinels and renewed de-staffing fears

On a cloudy but calm morning early in April, a helicopter touched down on a string of remote islands off British Columbia’s Pacific coast. One person alighted; two others climbed onboard and the aircraft rose into the sky.

German court dismisses Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against RWE

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:04:04 +0000

Appeals court rejects Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s argument his home was at risk of being damaged by glacial flood

A German appeals court has dismissed the case of a Peruvian farmer suing the energy giant RWE for climate damages.

The upper regional court in Hamm rejected the argument by the farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya that his home was at direct risk of being washed away by a glacial flood.

New eco-hotel at Everglades national park built for age of super hurricanes

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:09 +0000

Flamingo Lodge – constructed from repurposed shipping containers on stilts – replaces Florida facility battered by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma

A collection of repurposed shipping containers, welded together and fitted out to create an innovative new eco-hotel inside one of the country’s most popular national parks, offers a vision of revival and resilience at the beginning of another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season.

‘People buy a lion and can’t handle it’: inside the farms breeding cubs for TikTok and Instagram likes

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 09:08:30 +0000

In Thailand, exotic pets are increasingly popular among the wealthy elite, but few are prepared for a long-term commitment and campaigners say many animals are kept in cruel conditions

Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 08:33:48 +0000

Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’

The nature-friendly farming budget is set to be slashed in the UK spending review, with only small farms allowed to apply, it can be revealed.

Thames Water hit with record fine over sewage breaches

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 07:27:48 +0000

As Ofwat imposes two fines totalling £123m, environment secretary says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’

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Thames Water has been hit with a record £104m fine over environmental breaches involving sewage spills, after failing to operate and manage its treatment works and wastewater networks effectively.

Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate?

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:02 +0000

Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials

On a blustery spring day, Thomas Gent is walking through a field of winter wheat on his family’s farm, which straddles the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire border. Some of the green shoots reach his knees, while the ground between the plants is covered with clover.

Woodside toxic spill near Ningaloo Reef world heritage area under investigation

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 06:20:36 +0000

Estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products spilled into Indian ocean on 8 May during decommissioning works at Griffin field

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Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:02 +0000

Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur

The excess pollution emitted as a result of the Dieselgate scandal has killed about 16,000 people in the UK and caused 30,000 cases of asthma in children, according to a new analysis. A further 6,000 premature deaths will occur in coming years without action, the researchers said.

Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 05:01:35 +0000

The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.

Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds in the prime minister’s garden, in an attempt to prove to a skeptical public that the material is safe.