Water Pollution

Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed conflicted over the reach of the Clean Water Act as they heard arguments Wednesday in a clash over treated wastewater that environmentalists say is damaging a coral reef off Hawaii. Amid references to Agatha …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday wrestled over whether a wastewater treatment plant in Hawaii is subject to a federal water law in an important environmental case, with justices on both sides of the ideological divide appearing …

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Switzerland on Technical Cooperation in the field of Climate Change and Environment. The MoU was sig…

Updated November 06, 2019 19:56:19 Health authorities investigating the contamination of drinking water at Tangalooma Island resort are looking into the possibility that sewage or other contaminants have polluted the island's natural ground water.

The Springs District Court in Gauteng has again postponed the start of an environmental case against the former directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems directors.  Three of the four accused - Khulubuse Zuma, Zondwa Mandela and Thulani Ngubane were in court o…

The rule announced today puts millions of peoples drinking water in jeopardy, he said. When tragedy strikes from a flood, hurricane or a breach from an unlined coal ash pit or pond, everyday citizens are left with contaminated water. Coal ash, the residue pr…

Updated November 03, 2019 10:15:54 A message in a bottle flung into the ocean from one of the world's most remote islands has washed up on the shores of a sub-Antarctic outpost inhabited by Australians. Key points: Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Se…

Posted November 03, 2019 06:32:13 An investigation has confirmed one of New South Wales' most popular beaches is flooded with "very dangerous" levels of human faeces every time it rains. Key points: Researchers have found that after heavy rain ev…

The fight against climate change is poised to make a lot of people very, very rich. The world is expected to invest some $90 trillion in new infrastructure to stave off climate doom over the next ten to 15 years, according to a report from the Global Commissi…