Ash pile raises concerns - DA
A huge pile of fly ash recently discovered off Hicks Lane in north Chico has raised environmental concerns with the Butte County District Attorney's Office. The pile, which is larger in length and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health Leaders Blast EPA for Failing to Release Dioxin Health...
Once Again American Public Denied Right to Know and Ability to Protect Families from Unnecessary Exposure. Advocates Urge EPA to Immediately Release Dioxin Health Report, Decry 27 Years of Delays Due...
View ArticleRow heating up over new power plant scheme
A St Helens grandfather is concerned that plans to turn a warehouse into a waste-burning power plant could lead to toxic emissions being spewed out across town.
View ArticleEPA Publishes Long Awaited Dioxin Study
According to the report dioxins and DLCs are widely distributed throughout the environment and typically occur as chemical mixtures. They do not readily degrade. Therefore levels persist in the...
View ArticlePratt Recycle Center helps keep household hazardous waste out of the Pratt...
Recycling household hazardous waste at the Pratt Recycle Center keeps dangerous polluting material out of the Pratt County Landfill. It requires special handling before it is moved from Pratt to...
View ArticleWith Industry Objecting, EPA Sets Dioxin Exposure Limits for Acute Effects
Environmentalists said EPA's estimated average exposure, currently at 0.5
View ArticleBulacan Plant Told To Stop Operations
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Region III office said it is issuing a cease and desist order (CDO) against a tire pyrolysis plant in...
View ArticleWaste 'burns' health, crops of villagers; Study reveals incineration of waste...
The incineration of chemical waste in Ramky Enviro Engineering's Pithampur-based plant is leading to severe health problems among villagers living in the vicinity.
View ArticleIncinerators: Myths vs. Facts
In recent years, the incinerator industry has tried to expand their sector by marketing their facilities as
View ArticleJuly 3 is International Plastic Bag-Free Day
The Fundacio Prevencio de Residus i Consum, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives / Global Anti Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) and partner organizations invite you to join the International Plastic...
View ArticleNGOs CALL ON EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS
European Green groups GAIA, EEB and Seas at Risk call on the European Commission to ban single-use plastic bags as soon as possible.
View ArticleThe dirty truth about China's incinerators
The boom in polluting waste-to-energy plants in China has led to a backlash from residents, including one man's long-running legal crusade.
View ArticlePoisonous Cosmetics
Our friends from Nepal, Center for Public Health and Environmental Development, recently published a study about lead and mercury content in cosmetic products specifically lipsticks and moisturizing...
View ArticlePARTICULATE POLLUTION NEAR OKHLA INCINERATOR LIFE THREATENING: REPORT
The levels of fine particulate pollution found air samples taken from two locations around the municipal waste incinerator in Sukhdev Vihar, Delhi would have "triggered a health warning of emergency...
View ArticleItaly waste campaigner wins 2013 Goldman Prize
An environmental campaigner, considered to be the driving force behind Italy's zero-waste movement, is one of the winners of the 2013 Goldman Prize.
View Article10,000 join protest against refuse incinerator in Guangzhou, China
Demonstrators march to township government offices to voice concern that plan will worsen pollution in leather-goods manufacturing centre
View ArticleCheck out Annie Leonard's latest movie, The Story of Solutions
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. In the current
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