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New oil spill hits coast off Umm Al Quwain in UAE

Original: Another oil spill, this time off Umm Al Quwain in the UAE. How long will marine life and coastal communities keep paying

Another oil spill has been reported off the coast of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. Environmental group Greenpeace is calling attention to the repeated damage spills cause to marine life and coastal communities in the Gulf, urging governments to speed up the shift to renewable energy and better protect the region's waters and the people who depend on them.

Why now: Environmental groups and the public are reacting to yet another oil spill in the Gulf and demanding stronger action on renewables.

GreenpeaceUmm Al QuwainUnited Arab EmiratesPersian Gulf

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• Another oil spill, this time off Umm Al Quwain in the UAE. How long will marine life and coastal communities keep paying for our dependence on oil? Governments must get moving on renewables. Protect the Gulf’s waters and the people who depend on them. # oilspill # uae #… · greenpeace · 40

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