🛢️In March 2024, members of the British coast guard service spotted a 23-kilometer-long oil slick off the Scottish coastline. Their report detailed the vessel responsible—an aging tanker carrying around 1 million gallons of crude oil from Russia to a refinery in India. 👇

❓ #DYK data on fishing protection levels from our partner, Protected Seas, is available in our #30x30 Progress Tracker? It helps users of our platform understand where we are on marine protection worldwide - learn more in their new video: youtu.be/Hj3BRDqQkyU

🌿Happy #BiodiversityDay! 🦜 Every day, up to 150 species are lost. Now more than ever, organized local action is needed to make a global conservation impact. SkyTruth’s #30x30 Progress Tracker enables communities to do just that. 🔽

⛰ 25 years of exposing environmental issues. 25 impact stories to share in our #SkyTruth25for25 series! A partnership with regional nonprofit @appvoices.org revealed the impacts of mountaintop removal mining (MTM) across Central Appalachia. 🧵👇 #Geospatial #Mining

⛰️ Mountaintop mining alters landscapes by using explosives to blow apart ridge tops to expose the coal seams beneath, producing tons of rock that's dumped into neighboring valleys. It can be seen in this #timelapse of 4 decades of Landsat imagery, showing the impacts on a site in #WestVirginia.

🇰🇪 We will be at #OurOceanConference in Mombasa, Kenya, a month from now! Connect with us there & follow #OurOceanKenya for updates from the conference. #OOC11 🌊 Full details on the conference: ouroceankenya.com

🗣️ We're kicking off a weekly #SkyTruth25for25 series to share 25 impact stories for our 25th anniversary 🎉 💥 On April 20, 2010, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. 🧵👇 #Geospatial #OilAndGas 📸: USCG

🛰️ Satellite images show a large oil spill at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. Our CEO John Amos took a look and shared his analysis on the images below. See for yourself using the free SkyTruth Monitor platform & read more about this spill in the New York Times - 🔗s at the end!

🎉 We’re celebrating a BIG milestone for #ThrowbackThursday: this week marks our 25th anniversary! 🛰️ SkyTruth was born on a simple, radical idea: “If you can see it, you can change it.” 🌊 25 years later, that idea has driven some of the most consequential investigations...

🗓️ April was a busy month for the SkyTruth team! Our latest newsletter recaps the highlights, including: 

 ⛰️ Mountaintop mining elevation data now available for open access through our MTM API 🌐 Meet one of our geospatial interns behind 👆that work, Oliva Zhang More ⤵️

✨🌊 New in Cerulean: Infrastructure source profiles! Following the successful launch of source profiles for vessels, we’ve extended the feature to raise accountability for more chronic sources of oil slicks. 👀 the video for a visual overview & see more details on this addition below 👇

🌎 🌍 🌏 #EarthDay and every day, we're sharing the view from space to promote conservation for people & the planet 💙 💚 🛰️ See how: skytruth.org

‼️ Last call to apply! The Director of Operations & Finance plays a key role across financial management and grant reporting, internal operations, people operations, and board support. 🗓️ Deadline: THIS Friday, April 24, 5 p.m. EDT 👇 See full details and apply at the link below!

📢 New in 30×30 Progress Tracker: Custom layers! 🌐 Looking to map a proposed MPA or add local layers, like endangered species corridors, to help visualize how new protected areas may strengthen conservation efforts? Now you can in the 30×30 Progress Tracker's Conservation Builder feature! Details 👇

🌎 Journalists: Are you attending the Society of Environmental Journalists conference this week in Chicago? 👋 Come say "hi!" - we’ll be set up in the exhibit hall and are looking forward to chatting about how we can support your vital work! 👇 Details & schedule below.

📣 Join our team! We're hiring a Director of Operations & Finance, who will report to the Chief Operating Officer and play a key role across financial management and grant reporting, internal operations, people operations, and board support. Learn more 👇

⛰️ Meet our geospatial intern, Olivia Zhang! 🛰️ Here at SkyTruth, Olivia works on ocean oil slick verification, mountaintop mining data analysis, and back-end development for our 30x30 Progress Tracker. 👇

📰 In the news: An investigation by El País found that a pipeline repair vessel linked to Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, was anchored directly above an underwater oil pipeline for over 8 days in February. The reporting used satellite data & maritime tracking, including our Cerulean platform... 👇

🗓️ Close out the month with our March newsletter & see what's new: 🛰️ Check out near real-time slick detections, now available in Cerulean 👋 Meet our new CTO 🇨🇦 See what we did at the World Ocean Summit in Montréal ⌛Take a look back at the Deepwater Horizon spill with us 🔗👇

📢 Near real-time oil slick detections available! New Cerulean release: * Evaluates detections as public 🛰️ imagery becomes available * Supports the ID of potential incidents within a few hours of image capture * Allows for swifter action on oil slicks 🔗 Learn more: skytruth.org/2026/03/near...

📣 We are thrilled to announce that Karl Wurster has joined our executive leadership team as Chief Technology Officer! 👏 Please join us in giving Karl a warm welcome! Learn more 👇

📥 Receive our latest news, events, analysis, and product updates! Sign up for our monthly #newsletter before our March issue hits inboxes later this week. Subscribe here 👉 bit.ly/SkyTruth-new...

#DYK the AI & Environment Resource Hub indexes AI-powered tools that tackle #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss, clean energy, and other environmental issues? 🌊 Our free global marine oil pollution tool, Cerulean, is included under ocean conservation: nbleafcloud.github.io/resourcehub/ #AIforGood

🌊 Impact Analyst Bimini Horstmann and Biodiversity Program Manager Moses Jackson attended the Economist Impact World Ocean Summit in Montréal last week, where attendees convened to focus on turning sustainable ocean commitments into concrete actions. Details 👇

“One of the things I’m really grateful for is to have the opportunity and the skills to use these tools and to show people that yes, we can know what’s going on. Even over the horizon, out of sight, far out in the ocean. We can see what’s happening and what people are doing out there.”

🇨🇦 We're looking forward to attending the World Ocean Summit in Montréal this week! Our own Bimini Horstmann will be joining ProtectedSeas as a panelist for a "How to" workshop titled "How to accelerate MPA Implementation: from global commitments to on-the-water delivery." Details 👇

📨 Close out the week with our February newsletter - it's in inboxes now! 👀 Watch the kickoff of our webinar series 🇨🇦 Connect with us at the World Ocean Summit 🔥 Check out new reporting on gas flaring by Climate Home News, which was supported by our analysis 👇 more

🇨🇦 Are you attending the 13th annual World Ocean Summit in Montréal next month? Let’s connect! The #OceanSummit will focus on turning sustainable ocean commitments into concrete actions. It comes at a turning point with the ratification of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty (BBNJ).

🛰️ It's #SpaceSunday: check out the capabilities of Sentinel-1, whose synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery is key to our work and analysis, as well as land, ice, and maritime monitoring around the globe! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKsP...

🏔️ How was a satellite photo of Mount St. Helens integral to the start of our organization? Our founder & CEO John Amos explains on this episode of the Environmental Professionals Radio podcast🎙️ environmentalprofessionalsradio.buzzsprout.com/1534030/epis... #TBT #EnvironmentPodcast

🫵 Are you a subscriber? Our monthly newsletter highlights our latest news, events, analysis, and product updates! Sign up before our February issue hits inboxes next week 📥 by subscribing here: bit.ly/SkyTruth-new...

❓ #DYK we’re... 🛰️ using satellite imagery, machine learning, and AI to detect oil pollution at sea and identify the polluters so they can be held to account? More👇

In an hour - join us!

🚀 Our quarterly webinar series kicks off this week with a look back – join us as we share recent innovations and impactful partnerships that helped make 2025 our strongest year of conservation impact! ❓ We’ll also preview what’s to come in the year ahead and close with a Q&A session. Details 👇

🔥 Greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals are released when natural gas from oil extraction is burned off in a process called gas flaring. New reporting by @climatechangenews.com, supported by our analysis, shows how the activity has risen recently in the Niger Delta, impacting local communities.

🖥️ Join us for the first webinar of our 2026 series! Our quarterly webinar series is kicking off next week with a look back–our team will share recent innovations and impactful partnerships that helped make 2025 our strongest year of conservation impact. Details 👇

✨🆕 on our blog from project manager @bjornbergman.bsky.social: Analysis Shows Intercepted Oil Tanker Demonstrated Spoofing Activity The vessel, SKIPPER, had been falsifying its position late last year: skytruth.org/2026/01/anal...

📨 What's new? Our January newsletter - it's in inboxes now! 🗓️ Learn about the kickoff of our webinar series ⛴️ Read our latest blog on vessel spoofing 🌊 Hear how we're supporting #30x30 conservation efforts 💻 Share your thoughts if you use Monitor Take a look 👇

✴️ Students: last call for our two paid spring internships! Both internships are: 🔸 Fully remote 🔸 Paid $17.95 per hour 🔸 Expected to work a minimum of 8 hours a week 🔸 Limited to students and scholars based in the U.S. 🗓️ Applications close this Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. 👇 Full details below.

💡 #DYK you can receive our new stories and events directly to your inbox? Sign up here: bit.ly/SkyTruth-new... 📥 Our January newsletter will arrive next week!

🌊 Did you hear? The High Seas Treaty has entered into force —a significant milestone in ocean conservation! 🌏 One key aspect of the Treaty is that it provides tools to create marine protected areas (MPAs) on the high seas. highseasalliance.org/2026/01/16/h...

📢 Last call! We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our executive leadership team & the position closes this Tuesday. 🛰️ We're a leader in applying satellite imagery, geospatial data, & AI to deploy world-changing solutions to conservation challenges.

🌍 🛰️ 💻 Students: are you passionate about the environment, technology, and research? Check out our paid #internship opportunities!  ✴️ We currently have two openings for this spring: an impact & a communications internship. 👇 Full details & application instructions are available at the links below.

🌊 The ocean is our life support system, but mounting pressures are pushing it to the brink. 🌐 Ocean conservation measures like MPAs work. Now we must scale that work and protect at least 30% by 2030. Our founder and CEO, John Amos, shares how we are supporting those 30x30 efforts #ForTheOcean.

🎊 New year, new job? ICYMI: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our executive leadership team. If you want to focus your energy on meaningful work that benefits people and the planet, SkyTruth is the place for you! Full details in the thread below 👇

🗓️ 2025 Highlight: Stanford Social Innovation Review, @ssir.org, just named a piece by our chief impact officer, Mitchelle De Leon, as one of the top stories that inspired them this year! 🎉 Check out their list here: ssir.org/articles/ent...

📢 #NowHiring: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our team! As we enter our 25th year, SkyTruth has become an engine for building some of the most innovative and consequential technologies that strengthen the global environmental movement.

🇧🇷2025 Highlight: Our analysis reveals chronic oil pollution and escalating environmental threats from Brazil’s offshore oil and gas expansion. 📊 Our report, linked below 👇, highlights threats and impacts related to offshore oil and gas in #Brazil, including oil slicks, vessel traffic, and flaring.

🛢️ Skipper, the oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela, has made headlines and drawn attention to ships that operate clandestinely - often referred to as part of the “dark” or “shadow” fleet.

📢 Just released! Our new API provides access to mountaintop mining data, allowing for convenient interaction with an expanding range of data products! Get all the details - including how it can be used and how it will continue to grow over the coming year - in our latest blog post, linked below 👇