The Russian parliament has passed a long-awaited law to protect the country’s seas from oil pollution, after the voices of 120,000 Russians were presented to the government during Earth Hour’s I WILL IF YOU WILL campaign in 2012.
The rework included most of the crucial aspects needed to protect the natural environment of the seas from oil pollution, including the establishment of special conditions for extracting and transportation of hydrocarbons on the continental shelf, in the inner seawaters and in the territorial seas of Russia.
The law also widens responsibilities for operating companies to prevent oil spills, including conditions aimed to protect the seas from oil pollution.
Source: www.thefishsite.com