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Offshore Oil and Gas Rush Threatens Whale Corridors and Coral Reefs

Inside Climate News · By Teresa Tomassoni · last updated
Global plans to drill and expand fossil fuel projects overlap with marine protected areas and important fishing grounds, a new report finds.

By Teresa Tomassoni

From coral reefs in Kenya to Caribbean seagrass meadows and whale migration corridors in the Arctic, a surge in offshore oil, gas and liquefied natural gas development is spreading into some of the world’s most ecologically important marine habitats, according to a new analysis.