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NYTIMES (Pranav Baskar, Sanam Mahoozi and Somini Sengupta) - Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker

The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.

AI:An oil spill involving a grounded tanker carrying Russian crude destined for India is threatening critical bird and turtle habitats in the Arabian Sea. This environmental disaster adds to the escalating ecological damage caused by frequent attacks on tankers and oil facilities near the Strait of Hormuz, where tensions remain high amidst ongoing regional instability.Open

NYTIMES (Sanam Mahoozi, Erika Solomon and Devon Lum) - Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran

Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Sean Noone) - EPA to monitor drinking water for microplastics, pharmaceuticals

Microplastics are microscopic pieces of plastic that have been discovered everywhere from inside human bodies to drinking water to the depths of oceans and Arctic ice.