Liability is an important incentive‐based instrument for preventing oil spills and provides a sustainable approach for restoring coastal resources injured by spills. However, the use of liability for environmental damages raises many challenges, including quantification of money measures of damages. In ...
According to the World Health Organization, 99% of Earth’s population breathes unhealthy air. In the United States alone, thousands of oil spills pollute the ocean, rivers, and lakes. Who is affected most by these environmental hazards? Research shows communities of color get hit the hard...
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For more than 40 years, Dawn Dishwashing Detergent has worked with the International Bird Rescue to help wildlife impacted by oil spills and other disasters. The bird rescuers use Dawn to wash sticky oil out of birds’ feathers, a fact that the detergent company has touted in multiple heart...
This closure left behind environmental challenges, notably soil contamination from petroleum spills linked to its use for fueling and jet-fueling activities, complicating the site's potential for redevelopment. Following the airfield's closure, a coalition of tribal stakeholders, federal entities, and a...
Environmental incidents - spills, permit exceedances and unplanned releases should be minimized through controls. A worsening incident trend warns of insufficient risk management. Publicly reporting performance on these KPIs demonstrates environmental stewardship. Transparency creates trust with stakeholders and ...
Cleaned grocery shelves, storage area and work areas and kept floors free of spills, water and hazardous debris. Guided individuals to products in a prompt and courteous manner. Operated forklifts and other heavy machinery safely. Picked up incoming stock and delivered materials to designated location...
Water pollution has many causes, including litter, such as plastic bags and bottles, entering the watershed, runoff from fertilizer, oil spills, and the disposal of raw sewage directly into a watershed. Land, or soil, pollution is defined by the presence of toxic substances in soil or litter...
andcorruption. Sometimes initiatives are triggered by specific incidents like periodic campaigns to regulate oil industry practices after greatly publicized oil spills. Manynonprofit organizations, such as Corporate Accountability International and Friends of the Earth, have directives to lobby for increased ...