Day: 7 July 2009

Irish waste water treatment plants failing to meet EU standards, report finds

A quarter of Ireland's waste water treatment plants are discharging raw sewage into the sea and rivers with either basic or no treatment.

Go ahead for $1 billion Australian desalination plant

A $1 billion desalination plant in Western Australia has been given the go ahead by the federal government.

Governments pledge action to avoid radioactive disaster in Central Asia

A group of Central Asian countries has held a top-level summit aimed at tackling the problem of Soviet-era radioactive waste.

US spends millions on clean up of radioactive Native American lands

The US government is spending millions of dollars demolishing and rebuilding Cold War era uranium contaminated buildings on Native American land.

Council fined £25,000 for dumping rubbish

A local council in Northern Ireland has been fined more than £20,500 for dumping waste without a licence.

London getting greener but more needed, new report concludes

London is becoming more environmentally friendly, according to a new report examining quality of life in the capital.

Australia launches multi-billion dollar home insulation scheme

A multi-billion dollar programme giving millions of householders free ceiling insulation has been launched by the Australian government.

£3.5 billion investment to cut household energy use and bills

UK householder energy use and bills will be cut thanks to £3.5 billion worth of energy company investment, the government says.

Severe water scarcity boosts desalination market, experts say

The threat of severe water scarcity is forcing world governments to invest in desalination technology, industry experts claim.

List of potentially lethal US coal waste dumps published

US environmental watchdogs have published a list of dangerous toxic power plant coal dumps that could cost human lives.

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