Estudo do Projeto EcoShark detectou sertralina, antidepressivo comum, no tecido cerebral de tubarões-martelo criticamente ameaçados na costa do Rio de Janeiro. O achado levanta preocupações sobre o impacto de fármacos no ecossistema marinho e a crise de saneamento no Brasil.
Iran plans to introduce a toll system for services provided to vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, not just for passage. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated these charges are for navigation, search and rescue, security, and environmental cleanup, citing the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Pope Leo visited Acerra, Italy, a region known for illegal toxic waste dumping, to denounce companies pursuing "dizzying" profits at the expense of environmental pollution and human lives. He called for rejection of "temptations of power and enrichment" linked to such practices.
