Japan industry fights 'Minamata' costs as mercury trade ban looms
Japan's government lobbied hard for a global pact that limits mercury use and to name the resulting treaty after Minamata, the site of a homegrown industrial disaster from the 1950s when the toxic metal
View ArticleAbandoned landfills polluting UK rivers, research finds
More than 27 tonnes of ammonium leaches from an Oxford wetland into the River Thames every year, reports the Natural Environment Research Council Abandoned landfill sites throughout the UK routinely
View ArticlePollution rap on 72 apartments and 10 education institutions
Seventy-two apartments and 10 educational institutions have come under the scanner of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for discharging untreated wastewater. The pollution board will
View ArticleNo Central government plan to clean Bandi river, Nehda dam
JAIPUR: The Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has no plans for rejuvenating the Bandi river and Nehda dam in Pali district though it has agreed in principle that Bandi fall under the...
View ArticleExxon Mobil unit to pay $1.4 million penalty for Louisiana oil spill
(Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil Corp unit has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve U.S. government claims over a 2012 crude oil spill in Louisiana, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. ExxonMobil
View ArticlePlastics may pose a greater threat than climate change
The world's leading expert on the poisoning of the oceans has described how he was "utterly shocked" by the true amount of plastic floating on the sea, warning that it potentially posed a bigger threat
View ArticleHong Kong Shuts 14 Beaches as Sewage Leaks From Treatment Plant
Hong Kong closed 14 beaches in the New Territories after a sewage treatment plant was forced to discharge 95,000 cubic meters of household waste, enough to fill 38 Olympic-sized swimming pools, into the
View ArticleG-Mex Spill May Be Worst in Recent Times, Authorities Say
A Grupo Mexico SAB chemical spill in two rivers looms as the worst environmental incident in Mexico’s recent mining history and damages could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, authorities said.
View ArticleBetter days in sight for Karamana, Killi rivers
Camera surveillance system mooted to prevent dumping of waste Over the past few years, the water flow along the Karamana and Killi rivers has reduced to a large extent owing to the large amount of waste
View ArticleSave Uyyakondan canal from urban pollution
A cross section of the farmers’ representatives of the district has urged the Public Works Department to ensure that Uyyakondan canal was protected from urban pollution by utilising the funds granted for
View ArticleGet instant reports on water quality
Chennai Metrowater is set to launch mobile digital labs to monitor water Soon, city residents will be able to ascertain the quality of piped Metrowater without much hassle. Chennai Metrowater is set
View ArticleNSW calls for national ban on shampoo additives that are choking the oceans
The NSW government has called for a national ban on the sale and production of shampoos and other products containing microplastics before they inflict worse damage on marine environments. Environment
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding idol immersion, 28/08/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subhas Dutta Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 28/08/2014 regarding idol immersion. The Tribunal has noted that the...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution caused by...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mohistikari Paribesh Jivan O Krishi Kalyan Mancha & Others Vs MoEF & Ors. dated 28/08/2014 regarding industrial
View ArticleDupont fined $1.275 million in West Virginia toxic pollution case
DuPont will pay a fine of $1.275 million and spend an estimated $2.3 million more to settle claims by U.S. officials that the global chemical conglomerate failed to prevent toxic releases of hazardous
View ArticleE-coli found in water in Greater Noida village
Health officials have found E-coli bacteria in all groundwater samples collected from Birampur in Greater Noida, where 200 residents had fallen ill over the past week. Health officials have distributed
View Article250 MLD sewage everyday turning Ganga into a drain
Varanasi: The outcome of the ambitious 'Namami Gange' project of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a matter of future, but the present condition of the river is not very encouraging. In Varanasi alone,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding ground water pollution caused...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Karnail Singh & Ors. Vs CPCB & Ors. dated 29/08/2014 regarding ground water pollution caused by industries
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution resulting from...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Reva Valley Environment Protection Society Vs. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated...
View ArticleBlasting did not cause cracks: Investigation
A recent investigation carried out using ground vibration measurement instruments concluded that blasting at the four mine and quarries in Gidaphu are within safe limits, and does not have any damaging
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