Category: Pollution

13 Dead In Russian Oil Rig Disaster

Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and dozens more are missing after a Russian oil rig capsized and sank

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Rapid Rise In Arctic Methane

Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane - a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide - have

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Arsenic Found In More U.S. Water

An environmental monitor Tuesday identified 19 new sites across the United States where groundwater near coal-ash dumps from power

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Red Tide Shuts Oyster Industry

PORT LAVACA, Texas – In better days, the loading dock in this East Texas harbor city would be a

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Leaking Japanese Reactor Is Closed

The operator of a nuclear power plant in western Japan has shut down one of its reactors because of

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Japan: Baby Milk Is Radioactive

Radioactive caesium believed to have come from the Fukushima nuclear plant has been found in a brand of Japanese

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Fukushima Leaks Radioactive Water

The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant says at least 45 tonnes of highly radioactive water has leaked from

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Heavy Smog Blankets Beijing

Beijing airport has cancelled hundreds of flights after dense smog reduced visibility in the Chinese capital. Fog across parts of

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Fuel Rods Burn Through Concrete

Molten fuel rods at the Fukushima nuclear plant may have eaten two-thirds of the way through a concrete containment

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Toxic Timebomb In South Africa

We meet Mariette Lieferink in a McDonalds near Gauteng, on the edge of Johannesburg, buying a dozen sickly sweet

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