California oil spill pipeline had been left to rust paper-thin
An oil pipeline that ruptured and spilled an estimated 383,000 litres (101,000 gallons) of crude near Santa Barbara in May had been allowed to corrode to a tiny fraction of its original thickness, federal
View ArticleTrouble for K'taka Over 'Discharging' Sewage into Cauvery?
The Tamil Nadu government is likely to move the Supreme Court seeking directives to restrain Karnataka from discharging sewage into Cauvery river. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa chaired a high-level...
View ArticleTreating untreated waste that flows into Yamuna
Only half of Delhi is connected to sewer lines, which means that the other half’s waste flows, untreated, into the Yamuna. Though the Delhi Jal Board is constantly expanding its 7,200-km-long sewer
View ArticleGanga will be pollution-free by October 2016, says Uma Bharti
Minister says project “delayed” as Centre decided to bear entire funding River Ganga will show first signs of being pollution-free by October next year and the first project on inter-linking of rivers
View ArticleMalls, housing societies face penalty for polluting Yamuna
GURGAON: HUDA has asked the senior town planner to initiate action against 10 builders, including mall owners, housing societies and commercial complexes, for discharging untreated toxic sewage into...
View ArticleTar balls close Southern California beaches, oil spill link probed
A second stretch of Southern California shoreline has been closed after masses of tar balls washed ashore, and authorities said on Thursday they were looking into whether the sticky blobs were linked to
View ArticleFracking not a 'widespread risk' to drinking water: U.S. EPA
Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities...
View ArticleEnvironment Day: Panel seeks frequent checks on industries
After the SEAC was constituted on February 14 last year, it has cleared as many as 200 projects, of which nearly half are industries. Even as the BJP-Shiv Sena government is keen on bringing more...
View ArticlePrawn units face closure
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is planning to slap closure notices on three prawn processing units at Mancheswar Industrial Estate here for functioning without the mandatory 'consent
View ArticleCity gets contaminated water, risks water-borne diseases
VARANASI: The supply of contaminated water in various localities across the city is threatening the lives of the people. Patients suffering from water-borne diseases, especially diarrhoea are visiting
View ArticleCoastal pollution killing Goa’s beautiful marine life: Divers
A long delay in declaring a marine park around the twin islands off Mormugao with a rich diversity of corals and marine life is raising a concern about the likely impact of neglect and pollution. The
View ArticleGroundwater levels in Chandigarh slumped in a decade
CHANDIGARH: As currently, the scarcity of potable water remains one of the major problems in the city, mainly during the summer season, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) reveals a shocking fact, the
View ArticleWater unfit for drinking in several city areas
The Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) has undertaken the water quality testing campaign in Dehradun for the 17th year in a row. This year’s results reveal that most
View ArticleHindon banks turned into dumpyard
GHAZIABAD: Tonnes of garbage is regularly being carried to the banks of the Hindon river, near Nandi Park along Raj Nagar Extension Road, and dumped there, allegedly for land filling. A large part of
View ArticlePrevent pollution of Cauvery
The MGR Nalpani Mandram has urged Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take steps to prevent pollution of the Cauvery in towns such as Erode, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, and Mayiladuthurai. In a statement here, N.
View ArticleSurfers wanted for 'superbug' study
Scientists are launching an investigation into antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as "superbugs", by gathering data from surfers' rectums. "Beach Bums" is the first UK project of its kind, teaming
View ArticleU.S. says Enbridge to pay $4 million, restore area hit by 2010 oil spill
The United States on Monday filed a proposed settlement requiring Enbridge Inc to complete natural resource restoration projects and pay about $4 million following its 2010 oil pipeline spill in Michigan,
View ArticleGreen group sues CNPC over oil spill
An environmental group in Dalian, Liaoning province, is demanding 645 million yuan ($104 million) for damage it says resulted from pollution caused by the China National Petroleum Corp in July 2010. The
View Article3 polluting units come under TNPCB radar
COIMBATORE: The district administration has received many complaints against several industries located in Chettipalayam near Podanur and Mettupalayam for polluting the environment. Tamil Nadu Pollution
View ArticleRS MP wants central team to visit Goa over river pollution
PANAJI: Goa's Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has urged the Union minister of state for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar (independent charge) to depute a team of experts to Goa to find a solution
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