DoomsdaysCW<p>'Chaos': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peru</span></a> Declares <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalEmergency</span></a> Over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilSpill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilSpill</span></a></p><p>"So far, we have not had any response from the oil company," said one fisherman whose livelihood has been threatened by the accident. </p><p>Julia Conley<br>Dec 27, 2024</p><p>"At least seven beaches and the safety of local wildlife have been impacted by an oil spill in northern Peru, said the South American country's Environmental Assessment and Oversight Agency on Thursday as the government declared an environmental emergency.</p><p>"The environmental watchdog, known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OEFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OEFA</span></a> locally, said in a preliminary report that about 10,000 square meters of surface seawater have been contaminated by the crude oil, which spilled from a vessel at a terminal of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalaraRefinery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TalaraRefinery</span></a>.</p><p>"Petroperu, the state-owned oil company, was preparing to load the oil onto a tanker when the spill was detected at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LasCapullanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LasCapullanas</span></a> beach.</p><p>"The company has not disclosed exactly how much oil spilled, but OEFA said it has extended over an area of 116-566 acres. Petroperu has also not stated the cause of the accident."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/petroperu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/petroper</span><span class="invisible">u</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Petroperu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroperu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDisaster</span></a></p>