Black Sea, Putin and Oil Spill

Putin Orders Federal Response to Environmental Disaster in Black Sea After Oil Spill
The Black Sea has recently faced a devastating environmental disaster due to an oil spill from Russian tankers. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the situation and stated that current efforts to address the crisis are insufficient,
Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
A Black Sea Oil Spill Killed Over 30 Cetaceans In December
The Black Sea is home to different cetacean species — some endangered — and it was the site of an oil spill in the middle of December that killed 31 of them.
Putin Criticises Oil Spill Cleanup, Weeks After It Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill began.
Putin Criticizes Slow Response to Black Sea Oil Spill
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Russian officials for their slow response to what he described as the country’s most serious environmental disaster in recent memory. “This is practically one of the most serious environmental challenges we’ve faced in recent years,
Tanker hit by Houthi rebels that threatened a Red Sea oil spill has been salvaged
An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged.
Hosted on MSN17h
Government agency investigates another major oil spill at Shell facility in Nigeria: 'Would be unconscionable for Shell to pack up ... without cleaning up its mess'
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency works to ensure oil companies are complying with government regulations.
Island family hit with $345,000 bill from P.E.I. government after oil spill
An Island couple has been handed a $345,915 environmental cleanup bill from the P.E.I. government, more than a year after a ...
Oil tanker struck by Yemen's Houthi rebels that threatened massive Red Sea spill 'successfully' salvaged, firm says
Oil tanker struck by Yemen's Houthi rebels that threatened massive Red Sea spill 'successfully' salvaged, firm says.
Dozens of dolphins and other marine mammals found dead after massive oil tanker spill in Russia
An animal rescue group said 61 dead cetaceans - an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins - had been ...
Drilling could resume where a 1969 oil spill inspired Earth Day
A plan to resume offshore oil drilling in Santa Barbara, California, has reopened old wounds in a city where a 1969 oil spill ...
Dozens of birds rescued from Muddy River oil spill released as investigation continues
Veterinarians were expected to release 37 rescued birds back into the river Friday, according to the New England Wildlife ...
IRS Beats Insurer in Bankruptcy Appeal Over BP Oil Spill Payout
The Internal Revenue Service has priority over a $1 million payout received by a Florida staffing company from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, outstripping the bankruptcy claim of an ...
Kingfisher dies following oil spill on canal
A kingfisher has drowned after flying into a oil spill on a canal waterway. According to eyewitnesses, the bird dipped into ...