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Could Iran hit an oil tanker near Dubai and cause an environmental disaster?

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Could Iran hit an oil tanker near Dubai and cause an environmental disaster?

A Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying millions of barrels of crude was hit near Dubai. The ship, Al Salmi, was damaged and caught fire after what Kuwaiti authorities described as an Iranian airstrike, sparking fears of an oil spill in the strategic region. What exactly happened to the Al Salmi ship? The Al Salmi, a Kuwait-flagged … Read more

What you need to know about Rice’s whale, a rare species threatened by Trump’s plans to drill more in the Gulf

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One of the world’s rarest whales lives in just one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the monster to extinction. Endangered Rice’s whales spend their entire lives in the bay, where they are vulnerable to shipwrecks, noise pollution, oil spills … Read more