Latest world news on water pollution

Uganda: Remedying Water Pollution
AllAfrica.com, Washington - May 14, 2008
... Victoria shores to mitigate lake pollution. The system involves facilitating local authorities who have strived to put measures to save the great water ...

Six Greater Lowell Communities to Share Water-Pollution Settlement
RedOrbit, TX - 22 hours ago
May 14--A half-dozen communities in Greater Lowell will receive a slice of a $423 million settlement from a class-action lawsuit over water contamination. ...

Drawing the line on clean water
The News Journal, DE - 7 hours ago
"The idea is to convey a message of good stewardship in the watershed by preventing water pollution," she said. "Over the past eight years we've been able ...

Storm water runoff targeted as Bay pollution source
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - May 13, 2008
But, environmentalists point out, there still is no mandate to actually reduce storm water pollution in that affected creek. "The real question here is of ...

Group Sues Over Control Of Pollution Permits
WEEK-TV, IL - 22 hours ago
This flagrant regulatory neglect costs our communities dearly in terms of water pollution.” The Peoria Journal reported on April 26, 2008, that a recent ...

Beijing water quality reaches Olympic standards
People's Daily Online, China - 10 hours ago
COD, short for chemical oxygen demand, is a common index for water pollution assessment. Qi Jingjun, director of the Department of Water Drainage, ...

Baltimore Sun

Persuasion vs. pollution
Baltimore Sun, United States - May 12, 2008
By Tom Pelton | Sun reporter More than 80 percent of Baltimore-area residents say they're willing to do "a lot more" to prevent water pollution, ...
Saving the Inner Harbor from trash Baltimore Sun
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CDB offers a 1.2 billion loan support to cope with water pollution ...
People's Daily Online, China - May 13, 2008
The loan project, the first project to be implemented to deal with water pollution in Taihu Lake, east China, after the Jiangsu Provincial Government signed ...

Plant accidents, water pollution just 2 of many safety issues
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - May 12, 2008
Another mining process uses water to leach uranium out of the ground, but that process has potential to contaminate groundwater. Water pollution is an issue ...

Water pollution threatens Goan villagers health
Merinews, India - May 12, 2008
The hazardous waste from Nicomet industries has found its way into the Selaulim Irrigation Canal and effects of ground water pollution can also be seen in ...

Vandana Shiva: Why We Face Both Food and Water Crises
AlterNet, CA - 2 hours ago
And until we align the economic system with those of the ecological system, the problems will only get worse. While many of Shiva's books address some ...

Malaysia Star

World's oldest irrigation system in China safe after quake
Xinhua, China - May 14, 2008
It said the irrigation system and Dujiangyan City "would be swamped" if major problems emerged at the dam at the reservoir. The emergency response office of ...
China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks The Associated Press
Fears for 600000 beneath dam damaged by China quake Times Online
Chinese troops rush to plug dam Cay Compass
The Press Association - guardian.co.uk
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Infrastructure problems will slow earthquake recovery efforts
EETimes.com - 2 hours ago
"They should recover production very soon, but electricity and water supply should be very tight, so the plants will not run at full capacity. ...

Lifesaver Bottle Creates Safe Drinking Water
HappyNews.com, TX - 2 hours ago
Launching at DSEi, ExCeL, UK,(stand 2021) the Lifesaver bottle, with it's 6000 litre capacity, is the world's first all in one ultra filtration water bottle ...

From the Dead Sea to the Mekong
Bangkok Post, Thailand - May 13, 2008
When it comes to water problems, the Thai government usually thinks about building more dams, installing more pump stations and digging more groundwater ...

Thirst for energy
Nature.com (subscription), UK - 4 hours ago
They are still the major primary energy fuels for many regions of the world, providing 8.5% of the primary energy globally 10 . Trees require water for ...

UN News Centre

EXPERTS WARN OF IMPENDING GLOBAL CRISIS AS COMMISSION ON ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - May 14, 2008
Mr. ZIMMER, taking up the question of regional and international cooperation in water management, recalled that participants in the most recent World Water ...
At high-level segment of Commission on Sustainable Development ... ReliefWeb (press release)
Press conference on water and sanitation issues ReliefWeb (press release)
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Wall Street Journal

Sewer to Spigot: Recycled Water
Wall Street Journal - 15 hours ago
A new system in Orange County, Calif., where water demand is expected to increase 16% between 2010 and 2030, is the largest and most high-tech in the world. ...

A world of water
Daily News Transcript, MA - May 14, 2008
My hope is to continually find new ways of creating images and stories that both celebrate the sea yet also highlight environmental problems. ...

PAY UP AT THE TAP: PRE-PAID WATER METERS PUT THE POOR AT RISK
Worldwide Faith News (press release), NY - 8 hours ago
Windfuhr also argues that most problems regarding water are due to policy, and not an issue of scarcity. "In very dry countries, you can still see irrigated ...

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