Tornado hits Salt Lake City
The worst tornado ever recorded in the state of Utah ripped across central Salt Lake City on Wednesday, leaving at least one person dead and 49
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Keen to pay to clean up Lakes
According to a survey carried out by a team from Jadavpur University, Calcuttans are keen to clean up the Dhakuria Lakes, and pay for it. The study, conducted by the Department of Economics, Jadavpur
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Migratory birds shying away from Dhaka lake
The number of migratory birds at the Dhaka Zoo lake has been declining drastically over the years, according to a waterfowl census report of International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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Day of reckoning for Taihu Lake
Today is the day of reckoning for those discharging waste water into the Taihu Lake basin. Those polluters failing to reach national discharge standards by midnight tonight will be forced to close
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MCH asks user agencies to maintain Hussainsagar
Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad Dr PK Mohanty said that the Hussainsagar lake would be cleaned on every Monday to remove garbage and water hyacinth by involving all the user
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Industry in Ghana accused of massive pollution
Ghanaian industries are polluting their country's rivers and lakes with millions of tonnes of tainted waste water, claim environmental regulators. Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Toxic chemicals found in Great Lakes salmon
Scientists have found some of the highest levels of flame retardant reported in the world for salmon in open waters in Lake Michigan. University of Wisconsin (UW) researchers found that all 21 salmon
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State heads for wetlands clash
The West Bengal government is protesting a move by the Union environment ministry to change the east Calcutta wetland's status to that of a lake. In a report available to the state environment
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Study: Acid rain damage continues
Cuts in power plant emissions have not done enough to reduce acid rain damage in the Northeast, an environmental research group says. Lakes, streams, soil and trees continue to suffer despite the
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500 sheep die of mysterious disease
More than 500 sheep and goats have died of a mysterious disease near the Bhrigu lake at a height of about 12,000 feet during the past two weeks.
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US study finds campfires could harm Great Lakes
Fallout from campfires and residential fireplaces could be polluting the Great Lakes and air in the region, according to a study released yesterday. The report from the University of Wisconsin at
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Minnesota firms charged with polluting wetlands
Two Minnesota firms and their owners were indicted September 11 for conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act, and for discharging pollutants into wetlands that drain into Lake Superior.
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Orissa plans to set up wildlife sanctuaries
The state government plans to set up two wildlife sanctuaries covering the Chilka lake for protection of dolphins, sea turtles and other
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Reducing ploughing can help to clean up neighbouring waters
According to an Ohio State University study, ploughing fields pollutes nearby lakes and rivers. According to researcher Lynn Forster from Ohio State University agricultural contaminants such as
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City lakes turn into dumping grounds
The Lower Lake in Bhopal is fast turning into dumping grounds for sewage as 18 nullas vomit filth into it besides being encroached upon from other three
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Climate change could devastate U.S. wetlands
Global climate change threatens the health of lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands throughout the United States, finds a new report from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The temperature
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California approves record environmental bond
California residents voted to spend $2.6 billion to fund water quality and restoration projects for rivers, streams, lakes and watersheds throughout the state. The passage of Proposition 40 will
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Environment act
A special legislation on Chilka Lake will soon come into force to make the largest brackish water lagoon of Asia free from encroachment and illegal prawn
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Mayor promises to clean up Ulsoor Lake
The Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) has proposed a Rs 10-crore project to rejuvenate the Ulsoor Lake. Work on the project will begin in October, Mayor K Chandrashekar said. The project will be
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Agara lake - a dumping site for garbage
One of the few remaining water bodies in Bangalore city - the Agara lake - is facing the threat of extinction owing to negligence of the authorities concerned and indiscriminate dumping of waste,