Full Coverage: Pollution

31.03.2004 Environmental groups are upping pressure on the Bush administration, issuing sharp critiques of a wide range of policies such as weakened controls on mercury pollution and a proposal to overturn rules that prevent mining companies from disturbing streambeds.

30.03.2004 En 2002 et en 2003, le Canada a été le seul des 53 pays membres de la Commission des droits de l'homme de l'ONU à voter contre la reconnaissance du droit humain à l'eau. Le 22 mars, quatre ONG canadiennes, dont le Conseil des Canadiens, se sont réunies sur la colline parlementaire à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’eau afin de contester cette position du gouvernement canadien.

29.03.2004 The Pesticide Action Network is looking for support in efforts to stopping the chemical and pesticide industries from undermining the POPs Treaty, which seeks to eliminate 12 toxic chemicals that end up on your dinner plate. Legislation currently circulating in Congress would make things worse, says PANNA.

28.03.2004 On March 25, the experts from the Geology Research Institute started the cleaning of the chemical pollution in the Porto Romano area in Durres. The project is realised on the basis of a study prepared by the German GKV Consulting company.

26.03.2004 Opposition to the Bush Administration's efforts to substantially delay a scheduled cleanup of mercury contamination gained momentum today when MoveOn.org joined forces with the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the Learning Disabilities Association, and former EPA Administrator Carol Browner at a Washington, D.C. press conference denouncing the Bush plan.

26.03.2004 PARIS, Mar. 26 (CSM) -- In a land where babies drink Evian and consumers pay a premium for 'natural,' revelations about chemical content has postponed the launch of Coca-Cola's 'Dasani' brand treated tap water.

26.03.2004 New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment has launched a campaign to get diesel cars banned because of the dangerous impact of the fuel on public health.

24.03.2004 Fifteen years ago today the ExxonValdez spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the waters off Alaska. Greenpeace calls for a more honest accounting of the long-term results of that disaster, while other groups warn that it could happen again, especially if the Arctic is opened up to further oil exploration.

24.03.2004 The natural and tourist protected areas in Albania are in danger of degradation and partial or full damaging. A total of 384 areas in Albania are considered for the special protection status, because of their biodiversity and the natural and cultural wealth that they offer.

24.03.2004 A coalition of leading environmental groups called on the Bush administration Tuesday to stop undermining the Clean Water Act, whose purpose is to ensure the health of American rivers, lakes, and wetlands. To date, the groups said, the administration has been "pushing an industry-backed agenda that places the health of our waters and the public at risk."

24.03.2004 The level of the major greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the Earth's atmosphere has hit a record high, US government scientists have reported.

23.03.2004 Visit the Carbon Gym, 2-16 April, and trim down on your carbon emissions through a programme of activities at the Centre for Alternative Technology. The action-packed activities and workshops are design for young people to reduce their impact on our planet. Call 01654 705 982 for further details and try out the Carbon Gym multimedia CD.

18.03.2004 WASHINGTON, DC, March 17, 2004 (ENS) - A coalition of medical, nursing, public health, labor, and religious organizations representing millions of Americans are speaking out in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new mercury rule because it threatens children's health. The policy position was announced Tuesday in Washington by Physicians for Social Responsibility, a national public health advocacy organization.

18.03.2004 A UK delegation including members of WWF and the National Federation of Women's Institutes have travelled to the European Parliament in Brussels to demand safer chemicals in everyday products and an end to the contamination of people and wildlife.

18.03.2004 Toxics Link has compiled a fact file on e-waste - generated by mobile phones, computer waste, electrical and electronic products - which is filling up global landfills at a fast pace.

17.03.2004 A plan by the Bush administration to relax controls on mercury emissions from power plants prompted the launch of a new ad campaign Tuesday. The ad by Friends of the Earth charges that the President is more concerned with the profits of power companies than the health of America's children.

13.03.2004 Increasing Air Passenger Duty in next Wednesday's budget would mainly hit better off people rather than the less well off, and would raise over £400 million which could be spent on local buses and better trains, Friends of the Earth have claimed.

12.03.2004 If the Bush Administration has its way, radioactive waste will soon be officially no different than ordinary trash--meaning it could be dumped into your nearby town landfill, warns a U.S.-based environmental watchdog group. Public comments on the EPA plan can be made until March 17.

12.03.2004 Several resources addressing "Corporate Power, New Threats to the Environment and Human Rights," are highlighted on this "resource pointer" from PANNA, with a focus on agribusiness, the growth of pesticide use in the U.S., and genetic engineering of crops.

11.03.2004 The UK government should increase road tax for gas-guzzling cars in next week's Budget, Friends of the Earth say. Government research shows that this would prompt 72 per cent of car buyers to choose a vehicle with lower emissions.