Water Pollution

In a peer-reviewed report released today, researchers have identified more than 100 million hectares of lost lowland tropical rain forestsrestoration hotspotsspread out across Central and South America, Africa and Southeast Asia that present the most compelli…

Irish Water is carrying out essential cleaning works at the RingsendWastewater Treatment Plant in Dublin over the coming days to deal with current odour issues and to reduce risk of odours arising over the summer months. The plant, which treats about 40 per …

A screenshot of the sea star.  (Photo: Twitter) It's never a pleasure to be a buzzkill, especially for something so delightfully silly. But a "starfish" that went viral recently for its so-called "rear end" does not have an unusually large butt. The photo …

Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises are the world's biggest cruise companies, but they're also among the worst at limiting the pollution from their ships, according to the environmental-advocacy group Friends of the Earth. The group graded 16 cruise …

WASHINGTON - Conservation groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update slaughterhouse wastewater guidelines as required by the Clean Water Act. More than 8 billion chickens, 100 million ho…

Israel is not a country known for its immense water resources. As such, the question of water supply and availability is never too far away in the minds of many Israelis, leading to plenty of technological innovations in the field. One major innovation in re…

Most cruise lines do a poor job of limiting the damage they do to the environment, according to a new study from the environmental-advocacy group Friends of the Earth. The group graded 16 cruise lines based on how they treat their sewage, the steps they've…

Residents at Kampung Batu 10, Segari want the authorities to resolve the problem of pollution of drain water, which they claim is not only giving off a foul smell, but also causing skin irritation. Zabidi Said, 63, said residents have had to bear with the pr…

As parents, we all want the best for children. Some areas seem more important than others to go the extra mile. Often we worry about what the consume- especially food quality. Buying organic food is a great way to combat some of the junk that will get thrown …

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin It's my contention that if you attempt to carry on a relationship with an irrational business model long enough, it's only a matter of time until you begin wondering if da…