Water Pollution

Water and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday told parliament a team of special advisers is crafting a response to a damning SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) report into the water pollution situation in the City of Tshwane. “What we are doing until end of the month is that special…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct. It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists…

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Environment and Water (Kasa) is using structural and non-structural approaches to address the issue of pollution of water resources, said its Minister, Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. (pix) He said as for the structural approach, Kasa, through the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), has…

The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in San Francisco. REUTERS/Noah Berger SummaryCompaniesRelated documentsMajority says parties 'deserve the ability' to proceed under new SCOTUS test over indirect discharges legalityThe company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically…

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is determined to protect the country's water resources as it intensified its cleanup efforts to realize its mission. In Central Luzon, the department has pursued the clearing in the 610-kilometer coastline and seeks to protect the ecosystems and marine life against water…

Everybody's going carbon neutral these days, from the big boys - Amazon, Microsoft, , Starbucks, JetBlue - to your favorite outdoor brand, even ski resorts. Probably your neighborhood coffee roaster, too. What's not to like? Becoming carbon neutral means cutting greenhouse gas emissions as much as you can, then offsetting…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said Monday the agency plans to place tighter restrictions on wastewater pollution from coal-fired power plants. File photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo July 26 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Monday to implement more stringent limits on wastewater pollution from coal…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and nitrogen water pollution from agriculture are top environmental priorities in the United States. Key to achieving climate goals is helping producers navigate carbon markets, while also helping the environment and improving farm income. A new tool developed by a University…

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, is something of a Rorschach test for climate activists and policy wonks. For incrementalists or politicians hoping to do something about the climate crisis (as long as it can’t be termed anti-industry), the multistate cap-and-trade program that debuted in New England over a…

PETALING JAYA: Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has voiced its objection to the proposed open cast mining for manganese ore at Aring 6, Mukim Relai, Gua Musang. It fears that the mining will damage 500 acres of land and cause serious water pollution, destroy wildlife habitat and natural environment which must…