The Pollution Prevention and Control Bill received Royal Assent last month, paving the way for the introduction of Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regulation. Dr Paul Leinster,

An EPA panel in U.S. has found that the use of MTBE, an oxygenate used in lower-emission gasoline blends, causes significant pollution to ground and surface water. Despite its proven success in the

Engineers investigating the impact of an employee training programme on styrene emissions, a precursor to ozone, have found that emission levels of the chemical can be reduced by up to 42.5%. The

Friends of the Earth (FoE) has named The UK Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) as the "least green branch of government". ECGD provides investment insurance to UK companies trading abroad. It

A drought that has destroyed crops, dried up wells and forced some areas to restrict water use may extend into the next year, America's top weather forecaster said on Wednesday."The drought is going

More than 45,000 small and medium brick kilns in the country are facing closure because of non-compliance of national emission standards set by the Government and the extended deadline was June

With the southwest monsoon having spent up at least part of its fury over coastal Karnataka, the recurring problem of sea erosion has cropped up again although without the fanfare that accompanied it

The Union environment ministry has said in a recent notification that the restrictions on construction in coastal regulation zone (CRZ) needs to be relaxed. This would mean permitting infrastructure

The Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) has barred resumption of operations in 80 polluting industrial units in Tamil Nadu until they set up proper effluent treatment

For the first time in the country, a garbage transfer station was inaugurated at Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad under the solid waste management project of the Housing and urban development corporation