Environment

Cleanup continues after derailed CSX train spills oil; drinking water safe

A cleanup was continuing in the Kanawha River in West Virginia on Sunday after an oil spill last week following the derailment of a CSX Corp train, though drinking water was not affected, the compa

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Drinking Water, United States Of America (US)
Industry

BP appeals U.S. judge's ruling on size of Gulf oil spill

BP Plc on Monday appealed a federal judge's finding of the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which leaves the company potentially liable to pay $13.7 billion in fines.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Industry, Oil Pollution, British Petroleum (BP), Petrochemical Industry, Court, United States Of America (US), Gulf Of Mexico
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding spilling of oil into the water bodies existing in the Dehing Patkai Elephant reserve, Assam, 04/02/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. Kashmira Kakati Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/02/2015 regarding spilling of oil into the water bodies existing in the Dehing Patkai Elephant reserve, Assam.

Judgement Date: 
04/02/2015
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Assam, Elephant, Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporation, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Oil India, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Forests
Environment

Peru's indigenous people protest against relicensing of oil concession

Kichwa communities bar River Tigre, an Amazon tributary, with cables to stop oil company boats from passing and accuse government of turning a blind eye to contamination from oil operations in the

Publication Date: 
03/02/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Peru, Amazon, Forests, Tribals
Environment

Anadarko Official Says Company Didn’t Pay for Spill Cleanup

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2015
Bloomberg
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Petrochemical Industry, United States Of America (US), British Petroleum (BP), Marine Pollution, Gulf Of Mexico
Industry

Isolation and characterization of three and four ring PAHs degrading bacteria from contaminated sites, Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading bacteria were isolated from prolong contaminated Amalakhadi sediment and crude oil polluted soil Telva, near Ankleshwar Gujarat India. Organisms were treated with two-model PAHs compound Anthracene (ANT), and Pyrene (PYR) as the sole source of carbon and energy. Identification of the isolates was carried out based on their morphological and partial 16S rRNA gene sequences, which revealed that the isolates belong to two main bacterial groups: gram-negative pseudomonas indoxyladons and gram-positive, spore-forming group, Bacillus benzoevorans.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2015
Jignasha G. Patel, J.I. Nirmal Kumar, Rita N Kumar & et al
International Journal of Environment
4
1
130-140
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Gujarat, Oil Pollution, Land Pollution, Micro Organisms, Bio Remediation
Industry

BP sells off Gulf of Mexico stakes to raise cash and reduce risk

Oil company has sold assets worth more than $40bn to pay for fines and liabilities from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Publication Date: 
29/01/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Industry, Environment, Petrochemical Industry, Oil Pollution, British Petroleum (BP), Gulf Of Mexico, United States Of America (US), Water Pollution, Marine Ecosystems
Water Pollution

Montana town's water quality improving days after oil spill

A Montana town's water supply, contaminated by oil from a breached pipeline over the weekend, may be safe for drinking again by Friday, state officials said, after tests showed a drop in concentrat

Publication Date: 
23/01/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Oil Pollution, Environment, River Pollution, Water Pollution, United States Of America (US)
Environment

Pipeline spill clean-up efforts in Montana continue despite ice

(Reuters) - Responders recovered 240 barrels of oil from a breached pipeline in Montana, despite icy conditions that were slowing down efforts, the Environmental Protection Agency and Bridger Pipel

Publication Date: 
22/01/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, River Pollution, Ecology, Drinking Water, United States Of America (US)
Environment

Past And Future Effects Of Oil Spill Argued In BP Penalty Trial

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental researchers and BP attorneys sparred Wednesday over the potential effects of the 2010 Gulf oil spill in a trial aimed at determining whether the oil giant should be

Publication Date: 
22/01/2015
Huffington Post
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, British Petroleum (BP), Petrochemical Industry, Gulf Of Mexico, United States Of America (US), Water Pollution

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