Benzene found in Montana water supply after Yellowstone oil spill
A cancer-causing component of oil has been detected in the drinking water supply of an eastern Montana city downstream from a crude oil spill A cancer-causing component of oil has been detected in the
View ArticleBP asks for lower fine in penalty phase of Gulf spill trial
BP Plc, citing low oil prices, tried to whittle away at $13.7 billion in potential fines under the Clean Water Act on Tuesday as the penalty phase started in its trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil
View ArticleMystery goop coats hundreds of San Francisco Bay sea birds
Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state
View ArticleGreen tribunal threatens to shut Kanpur’s 700 tanneries
Noting that the 700 tanneries in Kanpur on the banks of Ganga were “one of the highest sources of pollution” in the river, the National Green Tribunal Tuesday (NGT) warned that it will be “compelled” to
View ArticleNGT wants CCTV cameras along Ulhas river to spot effluent-laden trucks
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to install CCTV cameras along stretches of Ulhas river and asked for checkposts manned by appropriate agency
View ArticlePast And Future Effects Of Oil Spill Argued In BP Penalty Trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental researchers and BP attorneys sparred Wednesday over the potential effects of the 2010 Gulf oil spill in a trial aimed at determining whether the oil giant should be made
View ArticleCentre raises concern over paddy in Punjab
The cropping pattern in Punjab, particularly the cultivation of water-intensive paddy, is under the Centre’s scrutiny at the highest level. The concern was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at
View ArticleMillions of gallons of saltwater leak into North Dakota creek
Almost 3 million gallons of potentially toxic saltwater leaked from a western North Dakota pipeline into a creek that feeds the Missouri River, the largest spill of its kind in the state's history.
View ArticleMontana town's water quality improving days after oil spill
A Montana town's water supply, contaminated by oil from a breached pipeline over the weekend, may be safe for drinking again by Friday, state officials said, after tests showed a drop in concentrations
View ArticleShankaracharya seeks written assurance on pollution free Godavari, Shipra
Irked over high pollution level of Godavari and Shipra rivers, Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Adhokshyanada has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a plan for the purification of
View ArticleIs the bottled water you are drinking causing cancer?
A study carried out by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has revealed that samples of packaged drinking water from the city have been found to contain levels of bromate, chlorite and chlorate higher than
View ArticleClean Ganga: Stretch in J'khand to be a priority
Project Can Be Fast-Tracked As River Leg Is Shortest Government is likely to take up cleaning and rejuvenation of Ganga in Jharkhand as a “priority stretch“ since the total length passing through the
View ArticleAGL faces delays, additional conditions after BTEX chemicals detected
AGL's coal seam gas ambitions in the Gloucester area have been dealt a double blow with the launch of two government investigations into the detection of toxic BTEX chemicals in flowback water from two
View ArticleBP sells off Gulf of Mexico stakes to raise cash and reduce risk
Oil company has sold assets worth more than $40bn to pay for fines and liabilities from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill BP is selling off a stake in two promising discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico
View ArticleSewage plants along Ganga planned
The proposal, mooted at a review meeting on Namami Ganga, will take six States on board before installation. The Centre has proposed the setting up and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)
View ArticleSea turtles fall victim to 'alarming' flood of plastics entering...
Rates of marine animals needing treatment for ingesting plastic bags, balloons and other waste in Australian waters have “accelerated dramatically” in the past decade, according to veterinarians, the toll
View ArticleGermany commits 3 million Euro for Ganga cleaning
Germany will provide 3 million Euro to support India's ongoing Ganga rejuvenation plan and explore various options to develop the country's national river. One of the options is to explore an option
View ArticleNGT seeks more information about tanneries on Ganga banks before ruling
The National Green Tribunal Thursday sought more clarification on key issues before deciding the fate of about 700 Kanpur-based tanneries on the banks of river Ganga, termed as "highest sources of...
View ArticleDemolish unauthorised structures, NGT tells MUDA
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Special Circuit Bench of the Eastern Zone on Thursday directed the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to demolish all the unauthorized constructions along the
View ArticleU’khand picks 15 towns for ‘clean Ganga’ drive
Soon after the Modi government announced a country-wide campaign to clean up the Ganga and its tributaries, including Bhagirathi and Alakanda, within a stipulated time frame, the Uttarakhand government
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