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Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

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Sand dredging is ‘sterilizing’ ocean floor, UN warns

GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is unsustainable and can wipe out local marine life irreversibly. Sand is the most exploited natural resource in the world after water but its extraction for use in … Read more

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

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Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China. The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government … Read more