Category: Pollution

Africa’s “Wormwood” Acid Lakes

Video Report: Acid rain has reacted with rocks in open mines in Africa to release toxic metals into the

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Red Sludge Town Tries to Recover

KOLONTAR - A month after a flood of red sludge devastated Kolontar, this town in western Hungary is struggling

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EU to Lock Down Radioactive Waste

Europe sought Wednesday to lock away forever lethal radioactive waste, but a European Commission warning of hopelessly inadequate disposal

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BP Oil Spill Costs to hit $40bn

BP said today it expects the cost of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster to be $7.7bn (£4.8bn) bigger than

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Clashes Hamper Naples Clean up

Demonstrators protesting plans to dump garbage from nearby Naples in their community clashed with police again Monday, hampering efforts

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BP Blamed For Skipping Cement Test

Halliburton admitted skipping a key cement test before the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico blowout, as the oil services behemoth

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US Secures Gulf BP Oil Spill Site

A security zone has been set up around the site of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of

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Apple iPhones Paralyse Workers

Workers in southern China, who say they were assembling Apple laptops and iPhones, have become seriously ill after using

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EU: Clean up Naples or Face Fines

The European Commission has warned Italy it may face sanctions if it doesn't remove the 2,400 tons of trash

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Italy Halts Garbage Protests

Authorities planned Sunday to temporarily halt waste deliveries to try to stop violent protests over a garbage tip outside

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