Loopholes in a proposed Arctic HFO ban seriously weaken environmental protections, a new report says

“These waivers and exemptions have just made it so that it's really no ban at all.”

By Melody Schreiber September 4, 2020
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A new report released on Thursday suggests that a recommended ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic would not go far enough, fast enough, to prevent environmental damage.

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