Marine water pollution
In this photo provided by SailGP, the Australia SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby practices on the water in Plymouth, England, July 14, 2021. The SailGP global road show touches down in Old Blighty this weekend, giving Britain's Paul Goodison the opportunity to sail in front of home crowds for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics. The regatta on Plymouth Sound will also give Slingsby the chance to bounce back from a last-place performance in the previous regatta, an unthinkable finish for the crack team that claimed the $1 million, winner-take-all prize during the inaugural season of 2019. (Thomas Lovelock/SailGP via AP)
Hometown Brits, Aussies look for SailGP rebound in Plymouth

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 16, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

Lynn Adams, president of the Pacifica Beach Coalition, shows face masks that were found discarded near her home as volunteers clean areas near Sharp Park Beach in Pacifica, Calif., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Disposable masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment have safeguarded untold lives during the pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide environmental problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic into landfills and oceans. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

By Haven Daley Mar. 24, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Post and Courier on a bill that...

From left, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer Masanori Kato, Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, Ltd. Representative Director Akihiko Ono, and Nagashiki Shipping CEO Kiyoaki Nagashiki bow during a press conference in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The owners and operators of the grounded ship Wakashio on Sunday apologized for the accident that has led to tons of fuel leaking into Mauritius waters. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan operator says human error caused Mauritius oil spill

By Mari Yamaguchi Dec. 18, 2020 07:38 AM EST

FILE — In this Sunday, Aug. 16 file photo the Japanese MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, can be seen from the coast of Mauritius. The oil spill disaster turned deadly this week when a tugboat leaving the shipwreck collided with a barge and sank, killing at least three sailors, police said Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/ Sumeet Mudhoo-L'express Maurice/File)
Japan ship operator to pay $9M over Mauritius oil spill

By Mari Yamaguchi Sep. 11, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this October 2008 file photo, a salmon farmer makes his rounds near floating pens containing thousands of Atlantic salmon in Eastport, Maine. President Donald Trump is hoping to dramatically upscale aquaculture in the U.S., including expanding the long controversial sector of offshore aquaculture. In May 2020, the president issued an executive order that promised broad changes in how the U.S. regulates fish farming. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Trump eyes aquaculture boom, but environmentalists dig in

By Patrick Whittle Aug. 31, 2020 11:20 AM EDT

This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry shows a French military transport aircraft carrying pollution control equipment after landing in Mauritius island, Sunday Aug.9, 2020. The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after the Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. (Gwendoline Defente/EMAE via AP)
Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline

By Andrew Meldrum And Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 09, 2020 11:52 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Grégoire Rouxel a ship, top right, off shore that ran aground is leaking fuel in the ocean, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Mauritius. The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a "state of environmental emergency" after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development late Friday, Aug. 7, as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading near environmental areas the government called "very sensitive." (@gregrouxel via AP)
Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship

By Cara Anna Aug. 08, 2020 10:29 AM EDT

In this satellite image provided by 2020 Maxar Technologies on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, an aerial view of oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius. The prime minister of Mauritius says the government is appealing to France for help with a brewing environmental disaster after a ship that ran aground almost two weeks ago off the Indian Ocean island nation began leaking oil. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said Friday that the leak “represents a danger for Mauritius" and that his country doesn’t have the skills and expertise to refloat stranded ships. ( 2020 Maxar Technologies via AP)
Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

By Cara Anna Aug. 07, 2020 04:04 PM EDT

A bell tower toppled outside of Southport Baptist Church in Southport, N.C. as hurricane Isaias moved through North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (WECT-TV via AP)
Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather

By Gerry Broome Aug. 04, 2020 07:41 AM EDT

In this photo taken on Sunday May 3, 2020, a buoy floats in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Preliminary results from a survey of seawater quality during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown indicate a sharp reduction in pollution from human and livestock waste in the seas off Rome. Authorities stressed it was too soon to give the lockdown sole credit for the change. They say shifting sea currents and limited rainfall in April and May also could have reduced runoff from agriculture. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)
Italy's seas speak: No tourists or boats mean cleaner water

By Paolo Santalucia May. 30, 2020 03:30 AM EDT

In this image taken from video taken April 22, 2020, by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, five dugongs are swimming together, part of a larger group of dugongs cruising slowly in the shallow waters in the area of Chao Mai Beach national park in Trang province, Thailand. Though an increasingly rare sight to see the mammals in the area, recent travel restrictions imposed to counter the COVID-19 pandemic have left the coastal regions undisturbed allowing the mammals to return. (Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation via AP)
Thailand's tourist drought leaves space for shy sea mammal

By Preeyapa T. Khunsong And Jerry Harmer Apr. 23, 2020 05:55 AM EDT