Year: 1998

Thai Govt stands firm on inland prawn farm ban

The Thai Government plans to keep its ban on inland prawn farming, despite protests from farmers

New strategy for England’s woodlands

The UK Forestry Commission has published a strategy document that sets out how England's woodlands can help to improve the environment, the tourist and leisure industries, the economy and rural development.

DETR ‘could be greener’ says report

The UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) needs to do more to green its operations, says Glenda Jackson, the DETR's Green Minister following the publication of the Department's first Greening Operations Report.

Effluent meter project falters

A project to develop a performance specification and verification procedure for trade effluent meters - a £40,000 contract awarded to Sira Test & Certification Ltd by the DTI last June - has effectively ground to a halt following the presentation of the Project Team's findings at a Technology Transfer Group meeting at Sira's Chislehurst premises.

Railroad company to pay $19 million fine for lead sulphide discharges

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) has agreed to pay $10 million in fines and restitution and a further $9 million in remediation costs for lead sulphide discharges from the company's railroad car cleaning operation north of Cherryville, Missouri.

Local authorities join green partnership

A group of UK local authorities have joined a new partnership scheme which aims to fast-track work for sustainable development at the most senior management levels.

Prescott to seek creation of ocean co-ordination group

UK Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott is to press for the formation of a UN group to co-ordinate world-wide efforts to tackle the effects of global warming and pollution on the oceans.

Belgium lagging behind on environmental performance, says OECD

Belgium has not made the same environmental progress as a number of other OECD countries - "a major effort has begun and will need to be sustained to repay the outstanding environmental debt", according to the OECD's latest environmental performance review.

EU Commission launches pre-Christmas legal blitz

The European Commission has launched a massive legal offensive against Member States who are dragging their feet on environmental law implementation and enforcement.

Exim amendment faces opposition

US Friends of the Earth (FoE) is campaigning against an amendment to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 that will prevent the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) from applying its minimum environmental standards to some foreign projects it backs.

Canadian water ‘not for sale’

A powerful Canadian pressure group has called on the Canadian federal government to legislate against the export of water.

The advantages of solar energy – online

The US EPA has launched a new website detailing the environmental benefits of solar energy. The website looks at the ways in which air pollution can be reduced by the use of solar power as an energy source. Use link below to view website.

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