Tag: Pollution - Page 6
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Modern Mayans More Concerned About Environmental Problems Than Calendar Ending
And you probably should be too...
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Wisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations
A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.
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Floating Pool To Filter Prague's Polluted River For Swimmers
How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.
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Seals and Walruses Found Dead in Alaska with Mysterious Sores and Hair Loss: Scientists Baffled
Locals blame Fukushima radiation...and tests are underway.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Denier Politicians and Why Extreme Weather is the New Norm (Podcast)
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial.
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More Protests in Peru Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine
The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.
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Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
The settlement between Essroc Cement and the EPA and Department of Justice will reduce more than 7,000 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide pollution.
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Neti Pots, Home Remedy for Colds or Conduit for Infections?
Two recent deaths were caused by people using regular tap water
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3 Years After Tennessee Coal Ash Spill, Other TVA Ponds Just As Unstable
“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."
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You Can Buy a Cremation Online, Urn Included
For the man or woman who has everything. You can now buy a cremation package online. That's a Black Friday.
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Toronto's Public Library Collects More Fines than Canada's Environmental Protection Agency
It took Environment Canada more than 20 years to collect $2.4-million in fines under CEPA. In comparison, the Toronto Public Library collected $2.6-million in fines for overdue books in 2009 alone.
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Blythe Danner, Christina Applegate, and Maya Rudolph Join the Moms Clean Air Force (Video)
The Environmental Defense Fund's mom-focused efforts get a boost of star power in four new videos.
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Wyoming Coal-to-Liquids Plant Has A Buyer For Its Double-the-Emissions Gasoline
It's one of the first major commercial coal-to-liquid agreements in the U.S. And it's an environmental disaster.
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Tar Sands Crude Spills Into Denver's Water Supply
"High levels of benzene and volatile organic compounds at the nearby Denver Metro Wastewater plant made closure of a technical services building necessary and have forced employees to wear respirators."
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How One Clothing Company Removed 82,527 Pounds of Trash from Waterways
United By Blue is a retail company with a smart strategy for making a difference for the planet through shopping.
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Known Carcinogen Spreading Through Groundwater in New Jersey, Hundreds at Risk
The same toxic stuff Erin Brokovich discovered in Hinkley is leeching into a New Jersey community. This is exactly why we need good, well-upheld environmental protections.
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The Week in Pictures: Lt. John Pike Pepper Spraying Memes, Rubber Glove Bridal Gown, and More
Lt. John Pike is now an internet sensation. We also have a bridal gown made of rubber gloves, vans decked out ultra-luxe and more.
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Underwater Photography Contest and Exhibit Reveal 'Secret Life' in Turkey's Polluted Marmara Sea
The Marmara Sea near Istanbul is better known for heavy industry than a healthy ecosystem, but underwater photographers are diving in to show that sea life is still hanging on.
