Zimbabwe: Harare Water Exposed
FAILURE by the Harare City Council (HCC) to implement an effective industrial chemical waste management system is exposing its estimated three million residents to a potentially disastrous health...
View ArticleVillagers to fight for clean environment through GP pol
MANGALURU: For more than six villagers of Jokatte village, the gram panchayat (GP) election is a fight for clean air, water and quiet environment. Activists of Jokatte and Thokur, who are in the forefront
View ArticleTask force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
View ArticleHaridwar's Radisson Blu sealed for polluting Ganga
In one of the first instances of action against a prominent commercial establishment for allegedly violating pollution norms as laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Radisson Blu, a five-star
View ArticleWater in 50% of Ratia schools found unfit for drinking
Drinking water in over 50 per cent schools and anganwadis of Ratia sub-division in Fatehabad has been found unfit for consumption. The samples were tested on kits supplied by the Water Supplies and
View ArticleKSPCB files criminal case against water board for polluting lakes
A criminal case has been filed under Section 44 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, which provides for imprisonment for a term not less than one year and six months and extends
View ArticleWith new EPA water rule, Obama again takes executive action on environment
EPA to release new rule this week to protect wetlands and streams that provide clean drinking water With EPA's proposed clean water rule, Obama again takes an executive action to build his environmental
View ArticlePollution, encroachment killing Bellandur lake
MANMADE: The 40-foot deep Bellandur lake has silt deposit up to 35 feet, according to local residents. The frothing and burning Bellandur Lake is a result of multiple problems such as rampant water
View ArticleCalifornia oil spill company slightly downgrades size of pipeline leak
Plains All American Pipeline, the company which owns the pipeline at the centre of an oil spill off the coast of California, on Monday downgraded the amount of oil it says spilled in a worst-case...
View ArticleSea pollution poses threat to tourist season in Albania: report
Urban waste and sewage risk to affect touristic season in Albanian coastal cities, especially in Durres, local media said on Monday. According to daily Panorama, visitors in Durres complained over the
View ArticleNGT issues notice to State govt over pollution of Cauvery
The National Green Tribunal here has served notice to the Karnataka government on the issue related to Bengaluru’s sewage being let into its rivers and canals, including Cauvery. When the case came
View ArticleMethane, petroleum traces behind froth, fire in Belandur lake
Bacterial microbes emitting methane, coupled with effluents containing traces of petroleum, are the culprits behind the froth and the recent fire in Belandur lake, a study by the Department of Environment
View ArticleNo nod, 78 hotels in Mahipalpur shut
Around 78 hotels in Mahipalpur, near IGI airport, are facing closure for operating without permission from civic agencies as well as pollution watchdog Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The hotels,...
View ArticleObama team to issue new rule to regulate water pollution
The Obama administration is expected to soon issue a new rule giving the federal government the power to regulate pollution in smaller bodies of water. The Environmental Protection Agency has been holding
View ArticleSan Diego water contamination lawsuit revived by court
A federal appeals court has revived San Diego's $250 million groundwater contamination lawsuit against Kinder Morgan and other firms for alleged pollution of an aquifer and 166 acres of city land around
View ArticleCalifornia oil spill takes toll on marine mammals, birds
More than two dozen marine mammals and nearly 40 birds, most of them pelicans, have been collected dead and alive from along California's oil-fouled coastline near Santa Barbara in the week since a...
View ArticleSappu and Nayaband lake issues to be challenged in NGT
Goa bio-diversity board and Goa Pollution Control Board experts inspected the controversial Sappu Lake in Ambaulim and Cuncolim’s Nayaband Lake on Wednesday. They have collected water samples from both
View ArticleGovernment: No change in pollution despite drop in sewage flow
The Yamuna river has failed to show any improvement in its pollution level in the past one year despite gradual reduction in pollution load contributed by major drains in Delhi, according to an Union...
View ArticleMoeF to issue directives to Karnataka government, BBMP on frothing lakes in...
MANGALURU: Surreal sight of toxic foam frothing from Varthur Lake, and the foam catching fire in Yemlur Lake in Bengaluru has caught the attention of union ministry of environment, forests and climate
View ArticleAnother Cooum crackdown
The National Green Tribunal has directed the TNPCB to take action against agencies, including the MTC and SETC for polluting the river. It starts as a trickle in a remote corner in neighbouring Tiruvallur
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