Robot Swarms Could Help Solve Our Lead Pollution Problems
Scientists say tube-shaped microbots may be an effective and economical way to clean up our water. Vast swarms of miniature robots are coming — and they might be the answer to scrubbing our waters clean
View ArticleDischarged iron turns polluted river red-brown
A polluted river in Hebei province that turned red-brown this month is undergoing treatment and further analysis, said a local environmental protection authority. The Zhongting River, 100 kilometers south
View ArticleFracking by the numbers: the damage to our water, land and climate from a...
The body of evidence is growing that fracking is not only bad for the global climate, it is also dangerous for local communities. And affected communities are growing in number. A new report, details the
View ArticleThese graphene-based nanobots can suck pollutants from our oceans in under an...
Swarms of graphene-coated nanobots could be our best hope yet of cleaning up the murky oceans, with scientists demonstrating that new microscopic underwater warriors can remove up to 95 percent of lead
View ArticleFish in Ukkadam turn green, heavy effluent discharge into lake to blame
Coimbatore: Fishermen in the Ukkadam Big Tank were in for a shock when they found the fish turning green due to the algae bloom in the lake. Senior scientists said this was the result of high discharge
View ArticleMPCB inquiry into fish death, Kasadi river pollution
NAVI MUMBAI: The MPCB regional officer, Anil Mohekar, ordered a thorough probe on Saturday into the death of fish in a pond in Kopra village close to Roadpalli, near Kasadi river, which flows from Taloja
View ArticleChina launches pollution probe after hundreds of students fall sick
Authorities in China have launched an investigation after a report that hundreds of children attending a language school built near a polluted former industrial site developed health problems, including
View ArticleMuck poisoning groundwater? NGT to get report
Gurgaon: The Central Ground Water Authority will submit a report on the quality of groundwater near the defunct Bandhwari municipal waste treatment plant before the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday.
View ArticleReview plea against penalty for polluting Cooum river rejected
Polluter pays: National Green Tribunal says no new facts are available to review its order. The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench here has rejected a review application filed by the Dr MGR group
View ArticlePanel recommends moratorium on industrial expansion in Ennore to save...
CHENNAI: A three-member panel that studied pollution caused by coal-fired thermal plants in Ennore on the outskirts of Chennai has recommended "severe and retrospective" penalties for all violations and
View ArticlePollution poses threat to cities' water
China's major cities rely heavily on water collected in catchment areas that are under threat from encroachment and pollution, according to a new report from The Nature Conservancy, a leading global...
View ArticleCriminal charges coming on Wednesday over Flint water: report
Michigan's attorney general will announce criminal charges on Wednesday connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday.
View ArticleIndonesia pushes for stronger regulation on marine pollution
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stressed the importance of marine sustainability and called for better and comprehensive international regulations to address marine pollution on Tuesday. Speaking at
View ArticlePlastic bag ban among recommendations by marine plastic senate inquiry
On a beach in Sydney's Botany Bay, Dave West from the Boomerang Alliance shows the small bits of plastic that get into our food chain. State and territory bans on plastic bags, an immediate ban on...
View ArticleCentral water body asks MCG to explain on water pollution in Aravali
Gurgaon: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), in the affidavit filed on Tuesday before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has partially agreed to the allegation in a petition that the groundwater
View ArticlePollution board notings belie admin's clean Gomti claims
Lucknow: A picture is worth a thousand words. The photograph taken by TOI shows sewage from Haider Canal directly flowing into Gomti near the barrage in Gomtinagar, contradicting claims of district...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Two-Tier Cities, 26/04/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Two-Tier Cities, 26/04/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring ambient air quality in 74 Tier-II cities. The ambient air quality data
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding drinking water pollution in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of SUO MOTO Vs. District Collector Sivagamgai and Others dated 26/04/2016 regarding drinking water pollution in Karaikudi
View ArticleChina pollution scandal: air, water in school near toxic site normal, say...
The quality of air and water near a school hit by a pollution scandal in which nearly 500 pupils have fallen ill, is “normal”, Chinese authorities say – though environmentalists and parents remain...
View ArticleGroundwater quality changes alongside expansion of hydraulic fracturing
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington demonstrates that groundwater quality changes alongside the expansion of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing but also suggests that some
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