Meat processor fined for water pollution. The court heard that primary-treated effluent - made up of cattle wash water, washdown from the killing floor and fats from rendered wastes - spurted out of the ground and flowed hundreds of metres to a stormwater drainage system after the pipe burst last year. The court heard that primary-treated effluent - made up of cattle wash water, washdown from the killing floor and fats from rendered wastes - spurted out of the ground and flowed hundreds of...

THE issue of pollution, either into air, water or soil from various gases and solid wastes from the mines may not be receiving the greatest attention it is supposed to receive, but the matter is real and needs urgent attention from all stakeholders. Recently, the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) organised a field trip for journalists from various media houses for an on-the-spot check of the extent of pollution at some operating and closed-down mines in Kitwe,...

Latest . Search . Archive . News by email . Feeds . Blog <Back Email to friend Link to story Print Comment Help for America's volunteer mine cleaners (15 June 2007) New protections are being introduced to help so-called "Good Samaritans" clean up America's abandoned mines - without fear of being sued. Latest . Search . Archive . News by email . Feeds . Blog <Back Email to friend Link to story Print Comment Help for America's volunteer mine cleaners (15 June 2007) New protections are being...

The ordeal of one-year-old Kalinga came to an end when she was herded into her natural habitat after about 40 days under the care of the forest department. Since then, forest department officials kept the calf on the periphery of the sanctuary, hoping that it would eventually be taken back by the elephants. A few days ago, the calf lost its chance to return to the wild when it failed to respond to a female elephant's attempts. On Sunday, forest officials heaved a sigh of relief when the...

Growth for air pollution control equipment tringent European Union (EU) legislation and an increased level of environmental awareness are creating excellent growth opportunities for the air pollution control equipment market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Growth for air pollution control equipment tringent European Union (EU) legislation and an increased level of environmental awareness are creating excellent growth opportunities for the air pollution control equipment market in...

They also suck in smelt, chinook salmon and other fish, a situation that conservation groups say has decimated the delta's fish population and has led to numerous lawsuits. After a record low count of the smelt's population, the state Department of Water Resources temporarily shut down its main pumping plant for more than a week, forcing some cities and rural water districts to cut back on water use. They say a new plumbing system could solve the delta's worsening environmental problems...

Star archives More environment and wildlife news Find news on the environment, wildlife and energy as well as tips on how to live green. The broken pump caused the lake's water level to drop and the water's pH levels to rise, said Eric Swanson, the urban fishing program manager for Game and Fish. Silverbell Road, until at least September, say Arizona Game and Fish officials, meaning the entire spring and summer fishing season is lost at the popular spot for senior citizens and children....

Courtesy photo Corners for Wildlife, a Pheasants Forever program, helps landowners create wildlife habitat in corners of their fields that cannot be reached by irrigation systems. These marginal corners, averaging seven acres, are planted to prairie grasses, shrubs and trees that provide habitat for pheasants, quail, songbirds and other wildlife. Nebraska landowners can get help to establish wildlife habitat on the corners of fields outside the reach of their irrigation systems. The...

But on journeys up the Embarras last summer, algae are what Easter, 52, a high school biology teacher, found himself gliding through. What is washing off those fields is nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers applied in ever-increasing amounts to grow more corn to fuel the ethanol boom. Studies over the past decade determined that when acreage in the Embarras' watershed is planted half in corn and half in soybeans, the usual crop rotation, about 31 pounds of nitrogen from fertilizer runs...