Category: Pollution

Fish and Bird Die-Offs Go Global

The mass bird and fish die-offs that have affected parts of the U.S. over the last week have now

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China: 200 Children Poisoned by Lead

BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 200 Chinese children have been poisoned by lead from battery plants located too close

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BP Cost-Cutting Blamed for Oil Spill

A White House panel has released a damning report on the BP oil spill, blaming cost-cutting for contributing to

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Maryland: 2,000,000 Fish Found Dead

Around two million fish have died in the Chesapeake Bay area in Maryland, just days after two similar incidents

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Hong Kong Pollution Rules Outdated

Hong Kong's Ombudsman is probing why the city has not changed its air quality standards since the late 1980s

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Dioxin Scare Closes 1,000 Farms

Germany: More than 1,000 farms have been temporarily banned from production in Germany, authorities said Monday, in a precautionary

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65 Indonesian Rivers Contain Toxic Metals

At least five lakes and 65 rivers across the country were contaminated as a result of human activity last

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Firemen to Hose Naples Garbage

Firefighters in the garbage-strewn city of Naples in Southern Italy will hose down mounds of rubbish littering the streets

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CO2 Causing Coral Collapse

Video Report: Researchers at the University of Miami are warning that ocean acidification in the Caribbean has become so

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Japan Shelves Carbon Trading

Japan postponed plans for a national emissions trading scheme on Tuesday, bowing to powerful business groups that warned of

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