Iran estimates oil spill in Strait of Hormuz in trillions of dollars
Multiple large oil slicks have been detected in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
Ecology
Five Central Asian countries launched a program to restore the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have joined the CAWLN program to restore watersheds of Central Asia's two major rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya.
Europe's heatwave could cost the EU economy 180 billion euros
All summer we covered Europe's heat — halted reactors, dried-up rivers, water limits. Triodos Bank tried to sum it all up in one number.
Kazakhstan established a scientific institute for monitoring the Caspian Sea.
Kazakhstan marks Caspian Sea Day on Aug. 12 by reporting enhanced scientific monitoring of the planet's largest enclosed water body.
Uzbekistan reforms environmental assessment — and studied Kazakhstan's experience
Uzbekistan shifts its environmental impact assessment to new international standards — with e-filing, screening and scoping procedures, and broader public participation.
France has imposed water restrictions across almost the entire country.
French summer, which already halted nuclear reactors and claimed thousands of heat-related lives, hit a new milestone: water-use restrictions now cover nearly 70% of the country.
Tengiz found itself in the same crosshairs as Kashagan
Atyrau region's ecology department accused Tengiz, Kazakhstan's largest oil field operator, of accumulating waste without proper permits.