Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Lancashire chemicals factory facing potential legal claim announces closure

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:05:39 +0000

More than 90 residents have expressed interest in contamination claim against AGC Chemicals Europe

A Pfas factory in Lancashire has announced plans to close down, just days after the Guardian revealed that more than 90 residents have signed up to be involved in a potential legal claim over contamination of the local area.

British couple killed in Spanish wildfires as authorities race to identify victims

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:54:04 +0000

Appeal for DNA to help identify bodies as local government leader says ‘we are in a state of climate chaos’

A British couple have been named as two victims of the wildfires in Spain that have killed 13 people, as authorities race to use DNA to identify those who did not manage to escape the blaze.

Pete and Fran Gillam, who lived in Bédar, the village that bore the brunt of the wildfires on Thursday, are believed not to have survived.

Dolphin deaths in South Australia spike after algal bloom decimates food sources

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:51 +0000

The March 2025 marine disaster may be linked to a high number of dolphin deaths in the region, scientists say

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast

Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:50 +0000

Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communications

It was 3am in north-east Indiana’s Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.

The only issue? There wasn’t a storm, tornado or any other emergency weather event forecast or present anywhere for hundreds of miles.

‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:49 +0000

Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utility

Jonathan Collazo owns two restaurants in a bustling section of San Juan, which has been plagued by water outages, severely disrupting the daily lives of residents and businesses alike.

A journey down one of the last wild rivers in the American west: ‘The bullseye will always be on its back’

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:48 +0000

As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure. Visitors worry how long this aquatic ‘relict’ will last

On an early morning in mid-May, a group of near strangers shoved camping gear and clothes into waterproof bags, slathered on sunscreen, and ambled into the bright-yellow rafts that would carry them down one of the last free-flowing rivers in the American west.

Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:16:01 +0000

Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws

A proposed legal settlement with the US government would require the Keystone pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9m civil penalty over a large oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40m more to prevent future accidents.

Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:27:48 +0000

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily

The government’s plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has been condemned as “pathetic” and “completely insufficient” in the face of the spiralling environmental crisis.

The long-awaited plan published on Monday calls for landowners to voluntarily opt to protect and enhance nature, rather than creating legal protections for nature across more of the country’s land, critics say.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:59:13 +0000

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetah

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of two Iranian environmentalists, one of whom she met at Evin prison, as “unimaginably cruel and alarming”.

Husband and wife Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani were arrested by the ministry of intelligence at their home on 1 July. No reason has been given and their whereabouts are unknown.

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:57:39 +0000

Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit

Europe live – latest updates