Water Pollution

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…

From this author The latest increase in crude prices announced on June 28 by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will impose an additional burden of Rs1,200 crore a year in foreign exchange. OPEC raises price The Organisation of Petrol…

Oh, it goes back further than that. We had litter pickups in the 1960s, and I recall ordering pamphlets from Pueblo, Colorado, in the 1970s for a class presentation on the causes of water pollution. But the problem is that taking care of our planet is bigger …

The Trump administration is throwing a lifeline to the massive Pebble Mine planned near Alaska’s Bristol Bay, as regulators move toward undoing Obama-era environmental restrictions that have thwarted the project. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednes…

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- TACKLING OCEAN POLLUTION Introduction:             The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN Region was adopted by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which includes four of the worlds to…

HOYT LAKES, Minn. (AP) Developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota are courting bankers for $950 million in financing, even as environmental groups push back against the project over water pollution fears. PolyMet Mining Corp. CEO Jon C…

Waste streams from industry and agriculture could be used for the production of coal that can serve as a cheap adsorbent for water purification. In her thesis at the Industrial Doctoral School, Mirva Niinipuu demonstrates that the capacity of carbon materials…