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Increased fine for caustic soda spill in Uruguay

Published on: January 18, 2024
10:29

Montevideo, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Environment increased the fine applied to the plant of the Finnish consortium UPM 2 for the caustic soda spill on the Sauce stream, detected last August, it was reported.

South Korea and Japan to check radioactive water spill

Published on: August 16, 2023
12:39

Seoul, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) South Korea and Japan will hold a video conference to address Seoul's concerns about Tokyo's plan to release contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, it was announced here on Wednesday.

Negligence and sabotage could be behind oil spill in Ecuador

Published on: July 20, 2023
16:01

Quito, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The PETROECUADOR fuel state company is currently delving into the causes of spilling 1,200 barrels of crude oil in the coastal Esmeraldas province, and is considering negligence, technical failure or sabotage among the possible hypotheses.

Massive Oil Spill Washes Up on Southern California’s Beaches

Published on: October 4, 2021
07:59

Washington, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) California beaches in Northern Orange County were closed and wetlands contaminated by a huge oil spill caused by a broken pipeline off the coast, local authorities warned today

India attentive to 10,000 oil spill near southeast Chennai

Published on: June 18, 2021
07:24

New Delhi, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) India is still alert Friday to about 10,000 l oil spill off the eastern coast of the country, the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Devon reported.

Works conducted to contain damage of oil spill in Cuba

Published on: June 14, 2021
13:42

Havana, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) Authorities from the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment reported that efforts are being made to contain a 28,000-liter oil spill in a town of the western province of Matanzas.

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