Car industry fails its own voluntary guidelines
The car industry is failing to deliver on its own voluntary agreement with the EU to cut average CO2 emissions from passenger cars, a report by the European Federation for Transport and the
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ConocoPhillips reaches clean air settlement requiring $525 million in pollution controls
ConocoPhillips will install $525 million in pollution controls at nine refineries and pay a $4.5 million fine to settle a federal lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations, the Bush administration
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Coal industry lobbying manipulates emissions plan
Corporate lobbying appears to have paid off as the Spanish Ministry for Industry has announced extra pollution rights to coal-fired power stations, at the expense of cleaner gas-fired ones. In the
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British business: environmental scapegoat or scaremonger?
Polluting industries and big business have put the government under pressure to lower "ambitious" emissions reduction targets, saying that they will damage the UK's economy. However, the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on indiscriminate extraction of underground water in Noida, Uttar Pradesh dated 22/08/2013
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/08/2013 regarding indiscriminate extraction of underground water in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
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EPA approves pollution control plan for everglades
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week approved the bulk of a controversial state rule designed to curb phosphorus pollution in the Everglades. The EPA found Florida's Everglades cleanup
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Bush air pollution plan up against deadlocked senate committee
Supporters of President Bush's air-pollution plan renewed their push to win its enactment but appear to lack the votes to advance it in the Senate. Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public
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Smell the air? It may be killing you
Increasing air pollution in the city (Hyderabad) has become a major killer.The cause of death due to heart ailments was 6,450 in 1994 while last year it was
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Airing woes
WITH the air in France turning out to be a potential killer, the government has decided to develop 'green pqtrol' by AD 2000. The bio-fuel will contain organic elements such as diester,
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CLOSE POLLUTING INDUSTRIES
The Supreme Court has admonished the Delhi government for its inability to close polluting industrial units operating in the residential areas of the city. The court has now asked the Union
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Oily Mess
The Indian government subsidises certain petroleum products like diesel This encourages consumers to switch from expensive petrol to cheap diesel Diesel emissions are more harmful than
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Water unsuitable for drinking
Nearly 50 percent of the underground drinking water sources in Anuradhapura district contain more than the approved fluoride content, research conducted by the Dental Surgery Unit of the Anuradhapura Regional Health Director's Office has revealed. A spokesman for the unit said, 16 MOH divisions in the district were covered by this research programme and only 13,939 or 46.8 of the total 29,777 w
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After Metro, monorail to ease congestion
Riding high on the success of Metro, the Delhi government has ordered a feasability study to examine introduction of hybrid monorails
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China invests in electric cars to combat pollution
China plans to invest 880 million yuan ($106 million) to develop electric vehicles to combat air pollution, state media said. Domestic companies would be funded by the government over the next few
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China to fund electric vehicles program
China plans to invest 880 million yuan ($106.3 million) to develop electric vehicles to combat air pollution, according to state media. Domestic companies would be funded by the government over the
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School debate on safe water
Brac will organise a countrywide school debate competition as part of its awareness campaign on safe water, sanitation coverage and hygiene practices among the underprivileged population, says a press release. The yearlong competition will begin at upazila level from the middle of May in cooperation with Brac-WASH and Brac-Advocacy unit.
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The challenge of the chulha
Simply replacing the chulha won't help, we have to help the poor use clean renewable energy.
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Coastal zone management authority reconstituted
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has reconstituted the Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority for a three-year period. The newly reconstituted 12-member committee is headed by the State Environment Secretary and includes Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Directors of Panchayats, Tourism, Industries, Chief Engineers of Water Resource Department, Public Works Department among others as members. The order was issued by Maninder Singh, Union Joint Secretary.
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Noise pollution and constitutional right
By Prabhakar Kulkarni No business activity, even with legal sanction, is permissible if it is hazardous to others.
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Gas Driller Fined $180,000 For Marcellus Violations
Independent energy producer Chief Oil & Gas has been fined $180,000 by Pennsylvania regulators for environmental violations in the Marcellus Shale, the Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday. Chief Oil & Gas has paid the civil fine, which was related to a hydraulic oil spill and the failure to maintain a drill pit at a natural gas well in Somerset County, the Pennsylvania DEP sa