PE, PP and PS: The most abundant type of microplastics in Mediterranean...
Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant microplastics in the Mediterranean coastal waters, according to a new study published by the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin -by the
View ArticleSenate confirms ex-coal lobbyist to lead U.S. environment regulator
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s candidate, a former coal lobbyist, to lead the nation’s top environmental regulator, infuriating Democrats and conservation groups who said
View ArticleState fails to comply with NGT order
Was told to pay Rs 50 crore, act against erring officials Three months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked the Punjab Government to pay Rs 50 crore for polluting state rivers, the latter has
View ArticleCoal’s poisonous legacy: groundwater contaminated by coal ash across the U.S.
Almost every coal-fired power plant in the US is contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollution, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of coal ash waste...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Sikandara Vs State of Rajasthan dated 01/03/2019 regarding illegal dumping of construction material in Banganga river in Village
View ArticleGlobal mercury assessment 2018
This update to the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 provides the most recent information available for the worldwide emissions to air, releases to water, and transport of mercury in atmospheric and aquatic
View ArticleTanzania gives Acacia Mining to March 30 to stop water pollution at one of...
Tanzania has given Acacia Mining Plc up to March 30 to stop waste water pollution at North Mara gold mine or face a shutdown, its mining minister said. Doto Biteko, said he had issued the deadline to
View ArticlePay Rs 30cr to board for Luni river pollution: NGT to govt
Jodhpur: Cracking a whip on the state government, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 30 crore to the State Pollution Control Board
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding pollution caused to Kasardi...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Taloja CETP Cooperative Society Ltd. Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 05/03/2019 regarding pollution
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ramgarh lake, Ami...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others dated 07/03/2019 regarding pollution of Ramgarh Lake, Ami River, Rapti River and Rohani
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of hazardous...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Adil Ansari Vs M/s. C. L. Gupta Exports Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 08/03/2019. Prayer in this application is to stop illegal drawal of ground
View ArticleRadioactive waste from Shell oil rigs could damage environment, groups warn
Enormous concrete storage units that Shell wants to abandon in the North Sea contain radioactive waste which campaigners fear will eventually leach into the surrounding water, The Independent has learned.
View Article‘Bad’ water quality spikes in rivers feeding Mumbai’s dams
MUMBAI: As many as five of the 42 water quality monitoring units on west-flowing rivers in the state have recorded ‘bad’ and ‘bad to very bad’ levels in 2017-18 compared to only one in 2016-17, found an
View ArticleBalloons More Deadly for Seabirds Than Any Other Kind of Plastic
Balloons and balloon fragments are the deadliest kinds of marine pollution for seabirds, killing almost one in five birds that ingest the soft plastic, according to a new study published in the journal
View ArticleDirty river run-off greatest threat to Great Barrier Reef: study
Dirty river run-off is the single greatest impediment to the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef, an Australian research revealed on Tuesday. In the near future, the natural wonder's survival will depend
View ArticleGuinea: Complaint Filed Against Bauxite Mining Company in Guinea
Guinea's fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources, and coated homes and trees in dust.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajankumar B. Solanki M/s AYM Syntex Ltd. & Others dated 11/03/2019 regarding discharge of untreated effluents by an industry in river Kotar
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding pollution of river...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 11/03/2019 regarding pollution of river Ashwani Khad which was supplying
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in Kosi river due to...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 11/03/2019 regarding pollution being caused
View ArticleMalaysia: schools closed after hundreds poisoned by toxic waste dumped in river
More than 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said. A lorry is believed
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