HSBC steps up environmental awareness. HSBC Malta has joined forces with other national organisations in an effort to step up environmental awareness among individuals, as well as to instill collective efforts in favour of sustainable development and to combat climate change during Environment Week. HSBC Malta has joined forces with other national organisations in an effort to step up environmental awareness among individuals, as well as to instill collective efforts in favour of...

The council are doing exactly what we said they would do, glad to see they are still predictable. The revelation came in a report ahead of an extraordinary meeting tomorrow during which councillors will discuss the fate of the Ilkeston centre, which closed in February. The continuos stalling and fobbing off has become boring, how many more excuses do they want to use before they CLOSE one of the few leisure facilities in the town. I have to agree that it doesn't make sense to spend a lot...

Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Site Becomes a Wildlife Refuge Environment News Service (ENS) From 1951 until 1989 the Rocky Flats Plant manufactured the triggers and in the process released radiological and hazardous material contamination, including plutonium, uranium, beryllium and hazardous chemical compounds, into the air, ground and water surrounding the plant. From 1951 until 1989 the Rocky Flats Plant manufactured the triggers and in the process released radiological and hazardous...

The Environmental Protection Agency is under court order to review and possibly revise its national ozone air pollution standard that is now set at 80 parts per billion over eight hours. It appears that the regulatory agency will take the middle ground and choose to set the new "smog" standard at around 70-75 parts per billion over eight hours. Since 1980, he says that ozone levels have dropped 21 percent nationwide as EPA, states and local governments have worked together to continue to...

Even so, officials are still concerned about air quality. The first of several explosions happened around 9:15 am, causing a blaze that sent black smoke billowing from storage tanks and igniting about 660,000 pounds of chemicals. Yesterday officials warned that it could take days to either put out the flames or let them burn themselves out. The biggest health concern is the soot that fell from the smoke and vapors from spilled chemicals on the ground. Fires out but air-quality concerns...

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After years of litigation and negotiation, bankrupt ACandS inc. will seek court approval for a $449 million asbestos-related settlement and buyback agreement with Travelers Cos. Those policies cover two main things: The first is liabilities arising out of products and completed operations, and the second is liabilities not arising from either. ACandS currently faces 250,000 pending lawsuits, with plaintiffs seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos products used...

Any day now, much of the area will be removed from the rogues gallery of poor air quality. South Bend Tribune: We all can help with air quality Contact Us . Site Map . Archives . Subscribe to The Tribune! But down where we are, it's a form of pollution that can be harmful for people, especially those with asthma and other breathing disorders. In other words, we probably didn't lose out on too much because of our air quality issues the past few years, which by the way most thought were...

A jury found the utility guilty of four criminal counts three counts of improperly removing asbestos and one count of making false statements. Defense attorneys said the charges stemmed from a disagreement between the utility's experts and government regulators over whether the asbestos posed a danger. The jury could not decide whether Williamson falsely identified himself as a certified environmental consultant. The workers face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000...