The Environmental Investigation Agency and BBC Panorama use GPS to prove British electronic waste is being exported to poor African nations where it threatens the environment and human health. Andrew Wasley reports
… UK company implicated in toxic e-waste trail from London to West Africa Andrew Wasley | 14th May 2011 News E-waste Environmental Investigation Agency Pollution Health Waste And Recycling ghana-244-1.jpg Boys …
Indian drug companies try to gut antibiotic pollution controls.
… Antimicrobial Resistance Big Pharma India Waste Pollution Bureau Of Investigative … studies have shown that these facilities leak waste containing antibiotic residue and … stand firm against the industry’s lobbying. Waste Nusa Urbancic, from Changing Markets, a …
The NHS is buying drugs from pharmaceutical companies in India whose dirty production methods are fuelling the rise of superbugs, write Andrew Wasley & Madlen Davies. There are no checks or regulations in place to stop this happening - even though the rapid growth in antibiotic resistant bacteria in India is spreading across the world, including to the UK and NHS hospitals.
… inside the plants. This suggests industrial waste containing active antibiotic ingredients … us it currently has no regulations around waste, and neither does the European Medicines … manufacturing plants as well as rivers and wastewater treatment plants - and found 16 …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
… of ‘pipe people’ who survive by reclaiming waste discharged from nearby fishmeal … the sea. Vorges and Diaz skim off the useful waste, particularly the fat, before shovelling … coast. He claims the impacts of the waste on the bay’s biodiversity ‘have been …
As falling milk prices push dairy farm out of business, new mega-dairies and feedlot operations of 700 or more cows are filling the void, writes Andrew Wasley. Never mind the pollution, slurry lagoons, and heavy plant on country lanes - do we want the cows that produce our milk confined to sheds? And what's the future for traditional dairy farmers with small, well cared for herds?
… their productive lives. Nearby, two dedicated waste lagoons store the sizable volumes of … slurry that the shed-bound cows generate. The waste will be deposited onto land surrounding … damaging, they actually bring benefits, with waste slurry frequently being used for energy …
Mining group Rio Tinto has pulled back from sensitive environmental zone in Madagascar and admits there was no tailings dam.
… for how QMM is containing potentially toxic waste-water from its mining basin from seeping … of this structure - to stop the flow of waste from the mining basins into the estuary, … the mining basin and its potentially toxic waste from the local estuary. No dam, no …
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru
… of ‘pipe people’ who survive by reclaiming waste discharged from nearby fishmeal … the sea. Vorges and Diaz skim off the useful waste, particularly the fat, before shovelling …
Advocates of Britain's biggest dairy farm, at Nocton, have sold the concept on the basis of its outstanding animal welfare and environmental credentials. But new evidence suggests this may not be possible without public funding. Andrew Wasley reports
… to an anaerobic digestion unit for handling waste generated by the intensive farm. Those … sharing arrangements may not be adopted; waste handling could revolve around lorry …
Faced with threats, draconian gagging laws and even violence, journalists and activists investigating the secrets of the global food industry tread a dangerous path, says Andrew Wasley. Additional reporting by Sarah Stirk
… like one. The unmistakable waft of animal waste and straw and feed and chemicals. … The locals had taken us to a giant open-air waste lagoon linked to another farm run by the …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc
… refinery, which generates caustic soda waste, for contaminating groundwater and … you can see the full force of the caustic waste water coming from the pipe. The pipe … was 'alarming'. The report also claimed that waste from the refinery had been discharged …
US researchers behind a study that showed links between gas drilling and sickness in livestock say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food safety can be assessed. Andrew Wasley reports
… water supplies and spills potentially toxic waste into the environment. They also say the … 140 animals were reportedly exposed to frack wastewater – of the surviving cows, less than … by fracking chemicals spilling from a waste pit; the following year saw an …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc. Andrew Wasley reports
… refinery, which generates caustic soda waste, for contaminating groundwater and … you can see the full force of the caustic waste water coming from the pipe. The pipe … was 'alarming'. The report also claimed that waste from the refinery had been discharged …
Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
Rural people living on the frontline of Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in southern Madagascar are seeing their rights ignored, their lives and livelihoods devastated.
… Pollution The company’s assertions that QMM’s waste water management is successfully … water to affected communities, manage waste waters, improve transparency and …
This day 20 years ago one of Britain's most committed and effective environmental campaigners died trying to save a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has been a poorer place without Andrew Lees - and his fears for the Petriky forest and local indigenous communities have been proved all too close to the mark.
… many high profile campaigns, including toxic waste dumping in Africa, and famously took the …
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk
… water supplies and spills potentially toxic waste fluids into the environment. They also …
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley
… agricultural land with salt water and waste. The arrival of industrial prawn farms – …
Regulatory failures are allowing Danish pigs infected with lethal antibiotic-resistant bacteria into British farms, writes Andrew Wasley, with contaminated pork found in UK supermarkets, and three human infections recorded. The official response? Deny there's a problem, take no action, and hope for the best. Six people may have died from the bug in Denmark, but the UK is safe, surely?
… livestock, restricting the disposal of farm waste, slaughtering animals and restricting … [movement restrictions; disposal of farm waste; slaughter], the advantages would be …
Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of 'corporate social responsibility' and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation. New concerns are emerging about the infringement of legal buffer zones and radiation exposure. Rio Tinto must be held responsible for its actions!
… waterline has unseen impacts e.g., if toxic waste in tailings, a by product of the …
Much of our meat and dairy produce is made from animals raised on GM feeds. Alarming new claims suggest that the GM diet is affecting animal health - prompting fears over human safety. Andrew Wasley reports ...
… and noisy, with the unmistakable stink of pig waste. A factory farm. Pedersen shows me the …
Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals Madagascar and Rio Tinto investors to ensure independent investigation - 18 months after mine pollution.
… about how QMM will deal with the toxic waste from this new treatment plant, and how …