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China bans airlines from joining EU carbon scheme China has banned all airlines in the country from complying with an EU scheme that charges for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe… 06/02/2012
Ti my shoes This tannery in Silla, Spain, has made its leather production greener and safer with a new technology developed as part of an EU-funded research… 03/02/2012
More delays to fuel pumping from cruise ship Concordia Work to pump fuel from the capsized cruise ship Concordia has once again been suspended due to bad weather conditions. The sea remains too rough for an… 29/01/2012
Dangerous chemical pollutes drinking water in China Emergency workers in southern China are pouring sacks of neutralising powder into drains leading to the Liujiang River as they try to tackle a chemical spill… 29/01/2012
Pumping fuel from Costa Concordia called off The operation to pump fuel from the Costa Concordia cruise ship due to begin today has been delayed due to rough seas. Technicians from Italian company Neri… 28/01/2012
Decision on Costa Concordia salvage operation imminent Continuing the search in tandem with the salvage operation on the Costa Concordia has not been ruled out. A scientific and technical committee is expected to… 22/01/2012
Volunteers clear rubbish along Algiers beachThis operation to clean up Tamenfoust beach, 20 km east of Algiers, was launched through Facebook. Volunteers were recruited to remove heaps of rubbish that… 21/01/2012
Fears of oil spill amid plans to pump cruise liner Emergency teams are battling to prevent the Costa Concordia from causing major pollution in one of the least spoilt parts of the Mediterranean. There are… 21/01/2012
Italy may declare cruise liner emergency The Italian government will declare a state of emergency in waters around Giglio Island if the stranded Costa Concordia starts leaking fuel. The vessel… 17/01/2012
Beijing’s air pollution getting worse – nocomment There has been a public outcry over the methods authorities use to measure air quality in Beijing and residents say official figures understate the severity… 11/01/2012
Stern of stricken NZ ship sinking into the sea A stricken cargo ship off the east coast of North Zealand is sinking into the sea, authorities said on Tuesday. Rena is stranded on a reef some 22… 10/01/2012
US oil company ordered to pay billions in compensation to Ecuador An appeal court in Ecuador ruled that the US oil company Chevron should pay 18 billion dollars in damages after being accused of polluting the Amazon jungle… 04/01/2012
Grey skies for China’s property marketLabourers demolish a residential site in Shanghai. Investment in China’s real estate slowed last month, and sales revenue fell for the second consecutive… 12/12/2011
Towards a complete nuclear test ban Forty years of Soviet nuclear testing turned a large area in Kazakhstan into a radioactive wasteland. Today it is at the heart of a nuclear weapon-free zone… 17/10/2011
Containers leaning dangerously over the oceanThe 47,230 tonne Liberian-flagged Rena lists, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Tauranga, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island October 15, 2011… 17/10/2011
Major oil spill threatens Mumbai coastline – nocomment The authorities in Mumbai, India, are struggling to contain a 13 kilometre-long oil slick that has escaped from cargo ship that went down off the coast in a… 09/08/2011
When too much green is not green at all Another summer’s day, another huge tide of green algae along the coast of Brittany in north western France. It is a complex environmental problem that has… 21/07/2011
Anti-pollution fashion a breath of fresh air Science and fashion have come together in the UK, and the resulting clothes are a breath of fresh air. Scientists have come up with a way of making clothes… 21/07/2011
EU Presidency – Poland’s dilemma Poland is promising an injection of optimism into its forthcoming presidency of the EU but that could easier said than done. Internal politics could… 30/06/2011
Poland’s environmental stance attacked Poland’s position on the environment is drawing criticism from othe EU members. José Bové is a French Green MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament’s… 30/06/2011
Naples: Residents set fire to rubbish – nocomment Residents of Naples set fire to rubbish overnight in protest at the government’s failure to clear a backlog of malodorous waste from the streets. Firefighters… 25/06/2011
Naples rubbish crisis continues – nocomment People in Naples have vented their anger at the city’s ongoing rubbish crisis by blocking the streets with refuse. There are an estimated 2,400 tonnes of… 23/06/2011
Rubbish crisis in NaplesRubbish is seen in the famous “Toledo” road after a protest in downtown Naples, Italy. REUTERS / Ciro Messere 22/06/2011
Streets of Naples are full of rubbish – nocomment Protesters set trash alight during the night in Naples, Italy. They overturned street bins and blocked traffic in Naples as the city’s rubbish crisis flared… 22/06/2011
Europe’s bathing water quality still high despite slight drop in standards The excellence of Europe’s bathing waters sunk slightly between 2009 and 2010, even if overall quality remained high. Mediterranean countries topped the clean… 16/06/2011
Trucks to pay more to use EU roads New EU rules to allow governments to charge trucks for air and noise pollution have received final backing from the European Parliament. They are expected to… 08/06/2011
Paving the way to cleaner air Too many cars in our city centres can make for a pretty unpleasant atmosphere. Toxic nitrogen levels often exceed the maximum permitted limits in several… 23/05/2011
Oil platform sinks in US GulfThe semi-submersible residential platform Jupiter from Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex is seen almost submerged in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of… 13/04/2011
Eco-technology fair features surprising devices Thousands of new products from nearly 50 countries were on show at the Pollutec fair for environment technology in the French city of Lyon this year. Among… 07/12/2010
Red mud, blue Danube A red desert landscape has enveloped entire villages in Hungary, in the wake of the toxic sludge disaster. The people living along the Danube River wonder… 22/10/2010
E-recycling: when electronic gadgets die Condensers, capacitors and cables – just some of the electronic components that are thrown away each year as 21st century gadgets become last year’s… 19/10/2010
Guardians of the oceans Human activity is challenging our oceans´ ecosystems. Overfishing, pollution, coastal degradation and other threats are putting thousands of marine species… 04/06/2010
Terra Viva: a future for the past Weathering the effects of salt erosion. Historical buildings are constantly exposed to a fast changing environment. Where once the main threat came from smoke… 19/05/2010
China bans airlines from joining EU carbon schemeChina has banned all airlines in the country from complying with an EU scheme that charges for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe… 06/02/2012
NZ: residents warned off beach after broken ship spills its cargoAs goods from the Rena cargo ship wash onto New Zealand beaches, police have closed parts of the seashore to prevent people collecting the items. Sacks of… 09/01/2012
Coastal pollution fears after Nigeria oil spillThose living along Nigeria’s coastline said on Monday that officials are not doing enough to clean up last month’s deep sea oil spill. Thirteen coastal… 02/01/2012
Residents of Bosnian town trapped by air pollutionResidents of a central Bosnian town have been told to not to go outside because of a dangerously high level of air pollution. The sulphur dioxide in Zenica… 30/12/2011
Europe’s top court backs EU on airline carbon taxTransatlantic turbulence lies ahead, now that all airlines flying to and from the EU will be charged for their carbon emissions from January 1. The European… 21/12/2011
Polska a gaz łupkowyPolska posiada jedne z najwiekszych zlóż gazu łupkowego w Europie. Dlatego też Warszawa naciskała na Unię w celu wypracowania wspólnego stanowiska dla… 19/12/2011
Salvage of ‘Rena’ resumes in New Zealand’s Bay of PlentyWith the arrival of calmer weather, the pumping of oil has resumed from the stricken Rena container ship in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. While there are… 13/10/2011
Cracks appear in ship stranded off New ZealandA stricken container ship stranded off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island is at risk of breaking up after cracks appeared in its hull. The… 12/10/2011
New Zealand oil slick is ‘worst ever’New Zealand authorities expect that pollution will get worse but say there seems to be no danger of a container ship breaking up as it sits stuck on a reef… 11/10/2011
Oil spill is NZ’s ‘worst maritime environmental disaster’An oil spill in New Zealand is now being described by the government as the country’s “worst ever maritime environmental disaster”. Officials have confirmed… 11/10/2011
Battle to save the Bay of PlentyAn oil spill is threatening one of the most pristine jewels in New Zealand’s crown of natural wonders, the Bay of Plenty. A Liberian-flagged container ship… 09/10/2011
Hungary’s worst disaster – warnings it could happen againThe one year anniversary of Hungary’s worst disaster approaches and the bulldozers are still at work as remnants of a thick red sludge remain embedded in the… 02/10/2011
BP to blame says US reportA US federal report has placed most of the blame for the worst offshore oil leak in the country’s history on the British company BP. The blowout at the… 15/09/2011
Toxic cloud causing health problems in RussiaAn alarming sight but ‘don’t panic’ is the message from Russian authorities as they battle to contain the effects of a toxic spill. The brown-yellow cloud… 02/09/2011
Shell says North Sea oil leak has clammed upThe oil company Shell has said a leak of crude in the North Sea has been reduced to a trickle with just two barrels per day escaping. A pipeline linking the… 16/08/2011
North Sea oil slick threatens birdsA ruptured pipeline owned by Shell could be the worst North sea oil leak in a decade. More than 1300 barrels have been spilt creating a 37 square Km slick off… 16/08/2011
Australia plans new carbon taxAustralia unveiled plans on Sunday to tax the carbon emissions of the nation’s worst pollutors. From next year, 500 companies will pay the equivalent of… 10/07/2011
Rubbish row rumbles on in trash strewn NaplesProtesters set fire to mounds of rubbish in the Italian city of Naples in protest at the authorities failure to clear the streets of tonnes of stinking… 25/06/2011
Italian Army clears rubbish in NaplesThe Italian Army has been brought in to clear tonnes of rubbish from the streets of Naples. It comes a week before the local elections. Prime Minister… 10/05/2011
Fracking: let’s think before we drillFracking is being hailed by its supporters as a clean solution to our energy needs. Its critics say it is just a chance to make big bucks at the expense of… 10/05/2011
EU faults Hungary’s deadly red mud classificationThe Hungarian authorities are being dragged through the mud again, being told they were wrong to classify industrial waste which in an accident in the north… 13/01/2011
Barge carrying sulphuric acid capsizes on RhineA vessel carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has capsized on the Rhine in Germany. The accident has forced the closure of the river to shipping near… 13/01/2011
BP shares jump after US report spreads spill blameIs BP off the hook? Too early to say perhaps, but shares in the British energy giant have risen sharply after a White House report into the Gulf of Mexico oil… 06/01/2011
Hundreds of Chinese children hit by lead poisoningMore than 200 children in China have been diagnosed with lead poisoning thought to have come from battery factories. Tests last month in Gaohe in the… 06/01/2011
Italy says ciao ciao to plastic bagsIt is ciao ciao to non-biodegradable plastic bags in Italy. A new law comes into force on January the 1st making it illegal for shops to use polyethylene… 30/12/2010
Rome throws carrots and sticks at Naples rubbishThe Italian interior minister Roberto Maroni has threatened a clampdown on violent protests over the waste disposal crisis around Naples, where rubbish has… 25/10/2010
Naples waste offer rejectedA new deal to solve a mounting rubbish crisis in Italy has been rejected. Guido Bertolaso, the man sent by Rome to deal with the mess had offered to… 24/10/2010
Hungary spill plant reopens despite warningsIt is business as usual at the aluminium plant behind the toxic sludge spill in Hungary. Despite warnings from environmentalists that the affected area may… 15/10/2010
Hungarian toxic plant to reopenThe alumina plant at the heart of Hungary’s worst ecological disaster is to restart production tomorrow, but it will remain under state control for two… 14/10/2010
Emergency dam almost complete in sludge hit HungaryAuthorities in Hungary say the emergency dam being built to prevent a second toxic sludge spill is close to completion. Engineers began the… 12/10/2010
Hungary takes control of spill factory as wildlife suffersAs authorities in Hungary race to construct an emergency dam to thwart a second toxic sludge spill, volunteers are sifting through the red poison looking for… 12/10/2010
EU response to Hungarian sludge dangerFive EU environmental experts are in Hungary to help cope with the sludge from the Ajka alumina factory spill. The national authorities want to know how the… 11/10/2010
Head of Hungarian toxic sludge firm arrestedThe boss of the Hungarian aluminium firm linked to last week’s massive spill of toxic sludge has been arrested. Zoltan Bakonyi, head of MAL Zrt, can be… 11/10/2010
Hungary races to reduce new toxic sludge threatAmid threats of another wave of red toxic sludge in Hungary, workers are racing to build make-shift emergency dams. Cracks have widened in the reservoir… 10/10/2010
Threat of second toxic sludge spill in HungaryHundreds of people have been evacuated from a town in Hungary amid threats of a second spill of toxic red sludge. Authorities say the wall of a damaged… 09/10/2010
Residents flee new threat from red sludgeAmid the threat of a second spill of toxic red sludge, the Hungarian authorities say they are taking no chances. They have decided to completely evacuate… 09/10/2010
Fears of fresh toxic flood in HungaryA village near the site of the toxic sludge spill in Hungary has been evacuated amid fears of a second wave of poisonous flooding. Around 800 residents of… 09/10/2010
Sludge spill reservoir ‘may have leaked in June’New pictures from Hungary show the broken wall of a reservoir after it burst, spilling a torrent of toxic sludge from an alumina plant. The environmental… 09/10/2010
Danube fears eased but sludge death toll risesThe catastrophic effects of the toxic spill in the Danube’s tributaries have not been carried downstream to the great river itself, easing many people’s… 08/10/2010
hr4O Chemical tanker towed to shoreRescue ships have saved a chemical tanker adrift France’s Atlantic coast after it collided with a freighter, forcing its crew to abandon ship. The… 08/10/2010
Hungary hints at tighter controls after spillThe Hungarian prime minister has described the accident as an “unprecedented environmental catastrophe” in the country. The government is trying to deal… 07/10/2010
Hungarian toxic sludge reaches DanubeAs the clean up continues in Hungary – toxic red sludge from an aluminium plant spill has now reached the River Danube. Disaster crews are also continuing… 07/10/2010
Toxic spill: A village destroyedThree days after red toxic sludge spilled from an aluminium plant, Hungary is counting the environmental and human cost of the disaster. At least four… 07/10/2010
Red poison reaches the Danube’s southern branchThe toxic red sludge that spilled from a burst reservoir at the alumina plant in western Hungary has reached the Monsoni-Danube, a southern branch of one of… 07/10/2010
Investigation launched into Hungary’s toxic floodHungary has launched a criminal investigation into the industrial toxic mud spill from a ruptured chemical reservoir, south west of Budapest. At least four… 07/10/2010
Q&A Hungary toxic spillRain in Hungary is accelerating the spread of toxic sludge, from an aluminium plant, into rivers which flow into the Danube. To find out more about the… 06/10/2010
Toxic Spills in EuropeOn Monday a river of toxic sludge burst out of the reservoir of an aluminia factory in Hungary. The deadly mud is estimated to have covered an area of around… 06/10/2010
Costly clean up after Hungary’s toxic sludge spillAuthorities in Hungary say the clean up operation from the industrial toxic mud spill will cost millions of euros and take up to one year to cleanse. The… 06/10/2010
BP finally plugs leaking Gulf oil wellThe deep sea well at the centre for the worst US oil spill in history has been plugged once and for all. The coastguard has confirmed that BP has managed to… 20/09/2010
‘Massive’ health savings from more CO2 cutsEnvironmental lobbyists are urging further spending on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it could be worth thirty billion euros in health-care savings… 14/09/2010
BP spill costs 4.6 billion eurosOn Monday BP updated the cost of dealing with its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico to the equivalent of 4.6 billion euro. That includes 240 million… 09/08/2010
Toxic smog lays siege to MoscowHealth officials in Moscow are warning people to stay indoors and avoid the blanket of smog that has descended on the city as wildfires continue to burn on… 07/08/2010
Tourists warned to stay away from Moscow smogThe United States, Germany and France have issued travel warnings to people heading for Moscow where smog from wildfires is choking the capital. A number of… 07/08/2010
Health warnings as wildfires choke MoscowAir pollution in Moscow has surged to up to five times normal levels as the Russian capital continues to suffocate under a cloud of acrid smoke from… 07/08/2010
Wildfire smog chokes MoscowPlanes are being diverted from two of Moscow’s international airports as acrid smoke blankets the Russian capital. Pollution levels in the city have soared… 06/08/2010
BP finishes cementing ruptured Gulf oil wellBP has finished pouring cement into its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. It ends phase two of its ‘static kill’ procedure to plug the leak for good… 06/08/2010
Will effects of Gulf leak linger?Many experts say the region was lucky to escape what could have been a much worse catastrophe. But others warn the effects of the leak are likely to linger… 05/08/2010
US Gulf Coast oil spill: a chronologyWhen the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded into flames, killing eleven workers, few predicted it would lead to America’s worst environmental disaster. Two days… 04/08/2010
BP reports some “static kill” successBP is reporting early signs of success after starting its operation to permanently plug an underwater well in the Gulf of Mexico. The so-called “static… 04/08/2010
Massive scale of Gulf leak revealedAs BP prepares to try to permanently plug its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, more information is coming to light about the full extent of the… 03/08/2010
Getting ready for the “static kill”A cautious BP has delayed a crucial test ahead of its planned “static kill” procedure, aimed at permanently sealing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well. … 03/08/2010
BP prepares permanent plug Gulf oil wellBP is preparing to permanently plug its broken deep sea oil well in the Gulf of Mexico more than three months after its deadly rupture. The operation is… 02/08/2010
China struggles with drinking water as floods riseContinuing heavy rains in China are adding to problems already caused by July’s floods. The Three Gorges dam is again at the centre of attention, with news… 02/08/2010
Fish merchants suffer despite oil clean-upDespite some relatively encouraging news that the Gulf oil spill has been contained, businesses along the southern US coast still fear for their… 01/08/2010
Chemicals washed into Chinese riverEmergency teams in north-east China are looking for thousands of chemical drums that washed into a major river after severe flooding. Most of the barrels… 30/07/2010
