French Highest Court Upholds Total Conviction In Erika Oil Spill
France’s highest court upheld a conviction against oil major Total SA over a 1999 oil spill, caused by the wreck of the Erika oil tanker off the Brittany coast in 1999, in a blow to the company which had hoped it would be absolved of blame for one of France’s worst environmental disasters.
Protect Our Marine Wildlife and Fisheries from Seismic Testing
This November, PG&E plans to begin the seismic testing program required by regulators to determine whether the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant can continue to operate safely on California’s Central Coast. Environmental reviews for this project have already found “significant and unavoidable” impacts on marine life…