Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest, home of incredibly rich biodiversity, is under unprecedented threat, writes ASMG Kibria. The recent oil tanker capsize on the Shela river puts the forest at risk of widespread biodiversity loss, but just this week, the authorities re-opened the Shela river to shipping with no restrictions on hazardous cargoes.
… As rivers re-open to shipping, oil threat to … The recent oil tanker capsize on the Shela river puts the forest at risk of widespread … week, the authorities re-opened the Shela river to shipping with no restrictions on …
Programme of 'river remedies' led to increased wellbeing among vulnerable adults and teenagers.
… Engagement 2318559_29724866.jpg Programme of 'river remedies' led to increased wellbeing … Gloucestershire Council and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust, and funded by the Environment … of pollution in the natural environment. River remedies To deliver the framework, …
America's expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast, writes Valerie Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude oil heading for California refineries.
… Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland. Unique ecosystem at risk … such terminal in the region. The Columbia River is the lifeblood of the Pacific … coal trains must pass through the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area , a protected …
Sub-Saharan African countries top list of those with most vulnerable water supplies as report warns of 'looming crisis' in both Asia and Africa from pollution and depletion of natural water resources
… impacts will be visible sooner. The Yellow River in China and the Ganges (with its … in India are expected to become seasonal rivers by the second half of this century. The … water resources due to pollution. The Yellow River Conservancy Committee estimates 34 per …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
… for the chronic pollution of the city’s rivers and the systematic poisoning of tens of … the scale of the problem: electric-blue rivers of effluent gushing out of every … and then straight into the Dhaka’s primary river, the Buriganga. Mr Mazakat Harun is the …
Agency calls on courts to hand out stronger penalties for waste and pollution criminals
… News Waste And Recycling Pollution Health rivertrent.jpg The Environment Agency are … the source of a cyanide leak in the River Trent last month that killed thousands … such as the cyanide poisoning of the River Trent last month that wiped out …
Intersex fish, found across the US, result from a mix of drugs that mimic natural hormones, say scientists
… of the male bass fish in Washington's major river are now exhibiting female traits such as … , which focuses on Washington DC's river, called for new research to determine … confined to the Potomac, one of the largest rivers on America's Atlantic coast. A report …
Peter Bunyard on the battle against malaria, a fallen hero of the Colombian medical establishment and the mysterious fate of thousands of unique primates.
… primates. Leticia, nestling beside the Amazon river, is Colombia’s southernmost border town. … people from overseas, some of whom arrive by river from Brazil or Peru. One attraction is … patient and prepared to walk away from the river and into the forest, you may see …
Coalition of environmental groups including RSPB and the National Trust urge government to introduce a levy on chemical industry and enforce bigger fines for polluters
… Pollution Waterways Chemical Industry Health rivertrent.jpg Crop protection industry should … figures show that more than two thirds of rivers in England and Wales are failing … Water companies, not farmers, to blame for river pollution Household sewage waste rather …
The pathways of contamination highlighted in Rachel Carson’s 'Silent Spring' are still being found, research shows
… demonstrated for the first time how mercury river pollution can find its way into … were known not to eat fish from a polluted river, they still displayed high levels of … found in the soils and organisms on the river banks and then delivering the dose up …
Discovery of the deadly salmon virus Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Canada is just latest likely example of disease spreading to wild fish stocks from the world's mega fish farms
… a ten year study into the importance of the Rivers Inlet area to migrating juvenile … ten fish collected from a tributary of Fraser River, the biggest wild salmon river in the world, also tested positive for …
With news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt Artic ice, Christine Loh, the CEO of Civic Exchange, looks at Hong Kong, where worsening air pollution causes on average four deaths a day.
… of which run between the city and the Pearl River Delta. Diesel commercial vehicles are … that arises from the industry of the Pearl River Delta area. The city’s air has been … and urbanisation of south China’s Pearl River Delta region. The delta area is about …
The clean-up of contaminated land earmarked for 380 homes in Cambridgeshire has been 'watered down', according to campaigners, fuelling fears over the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals underground. Tom Antebi reports
… which lies adjacent to a tributary of the river Cam called the Riddy Brook. There is … will run into the tributary, and later the river, which runs through a number of towns in … occurring. Most of it will end up in the river eventually but it might take a long …
Following the accidental fire in a transformer at the troubled Indian Point nuclear site last weekend, and the unplanned release of oil into the Hudson River, calls are growing for the two remaining power plants to be shut down, writes Karl Grossman. The NRC is likely to extend its expiring licenses for another 20 years - but New York State could still refuse it a water use permit.
… the unplanned release of oil into the Hudson River, calls are growing for the two remaining … nuclear plants, 26 miles up the Hudson River from New York City, are now disasters … chemicals, oil and PCBs into the Hudson River. It's unconscionable to permit the …
To save a small amount of money residents of Flint, Michigan, have been forced to consume hazardous levels of lead in their drinking water, writes Farron Cousins. Just the moment for the Republican House Speaker to attack the Clean Water Act.
… the city of Detroit's supply to the Flint River. And according to Occupy Democrats , this river was known to be both highly polluted and … and others knew that the water in the Flint River was poison - but you decided that taking …
The US authorities have allowed Formosa Plastics and other chemicals corporations to poison the waterways of the Texas Gulf Coast for decades. When local shrimp-boat operator Diane Wilson found out what was going on she single-handedly set about forcing Formosa to clean up its act.
… Coast. I’ve fished the bays. I’ve been in the rivers. And I have watched those bays and rivers systematically deteriorate. One thing … and started putting them in the Guadalupe River instead. (The river flows into the …
Nicola Peel talks about her new DVD, Blood of the Amazon, telling of her travels through the rainforest and her investigations on the effects of reckless oil drilling on indigenous communities
… in the jungle filming the threatened pink river dolphins, which swam through the trees … area. On the other side of the Napo River from where our base was is the renowned … After dumping toxic waste directly into rivers, they were ordered to stop and instead …
Magnox has applied to dissolve spent nuclear fuel canisters and release the liquid into the sea near Bradwell nuclear power station in Essex, writes Chris Busby. This will wash radioactivity onto mudflats in a populated area already suffering from excess cancers, however the publicly available documents ignore this key fact. We must make sure this dangerous application is refused.
… radioactive waste into the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex. This is something … and also relative to wards adjacent to the River Crouch, a similar muddy estuary to the … the sea or the muddy estuary of the tidal River Parratt with inland wards. Again, we …
Parliament has recommended it, Sainsbury’s has tried it and Tesco is doing it, but what is the future for sustainable transport along the UK’s inland waterways?
… showed ‘freight moves faster on the river than on Central London’s roads’ and that … which oversees a 2,000-mile network of rivers and canals, foresees the rebirth of … Carbon World’ was any reference to canals or rivers. Its authors chose instead to focus on …
Taking a pill for a headache may seem like the most natural thing in the world, but prescription drugs are forcing their way into every corner of our lives and environment, says John Naish
… Sweden, has, over a number of years, tested river water at the pharmaceutical industry … plant before discharge into the river, but Larsson's data showed that the … contaminated water. Such concentrations of riverborne antibiotics effectively provide a …
A critical appraisal of the mining industry’s contributions to the global water crisis, on World Water Day 2019 and in the wake of recent disasters.
… and sent a plume of mine waste down the Doce River. This waste turned over 500km of the … the 18 monitoring stations along the river still found the waters of the Doce … after a 2015 study that revealed the river’s water contained a higher proportion of …
The link between nuclear power and cancer is real, writes Chris Busby, and revealed in the UK's cancer statistics - if only you look for it. Previous approaches have focused on rare cancers over large, poorly selected populations. But look at common cancers among those most exposed to nuclear radiation, and the statistical evidence is overwhelming.
… and their liquid discharges to the sea or to rivers where they accumulate. So studies … is situated on the south eastern tip of the River Blackwater in Essex. The Blackwater is not really a river, but is a tidal muddy sea inlet on the …
After over a decade of fracking, oversight of the industry's radioactive waste is still lacking, reports Sharon Kelly. Over half of the 280 billion gallons a year of radioactive waste water from fracking ends up in rivers and streams.
… waste water from fracking ends up in rivers and streams. It has been roughly twelve … dumped radium-laced waste water into rivers. State regulators in Pennsylvania and … sent to treatment plants that discharge into rivers and streams. However, in order to truly …
Football fans around the globe have their eyes set on Curitiba, Brasil this year, the site of the 2014 World Cup. But as Brian Barth reports, eco-savvy urban planners have been studying Brasil's seventh largest city for decades ...
… facility. In most cities, a massive river like the Iguacu would be channelized … park system was designed to preserve the river's meandering course. During heavy rains the river backs up and spreads out into the …