Environmental disaster News

Op-Ed: Salmon Confidential — Canadian cover-up? Special

Follow biologist Alex Morton as she unravels the mysteries of BC’s declining salmon stocks using some of the world’s top fish labs. What she uncovers will surprise anyone who cares about our fish and all that depends on them.

Digital Journal Report by Shari Tarantino - 8 comments

British woodlands on the brink of devastation

War has been declared on the British woodlands, according to the British Forestry Commission, who remain the leading authority when it comes to safeguarding the British forests and woodlands.

In the Media by Richard Smith - 1 comment

Greenpeace says Fukushima radiation monitoring seriously flawed

Fukushima - International environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace claims that Japanese government radiation monitoring stations in the city of Fukushima are seriously underestimating residual radiation levels and public health risks in and around Fukushima.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 8 comments

Erika Oil Disaster — France's top court upholds Total conviction

France's highest appeal court, the Court of Cassation, on Tuesday upheld energy giant Total’s conviction for negligence arising from the 1999 shipwreck of the oil-tanker Erika.

In the Media by Robert Myles

Op-Ed: China is an environmental nightmare for the world

Liuzhou - China's disregard for the environment can be described as ignorant at best, arrogant at worst. The country's latest disaster involves dumping 20 tons of carcinogenic cadmium into the Longjiang River.

In the Media by Elizabeth Batt - 6 comments

Chile: Forest fires continue causing death and devastation

Santiago - Wildfires persist in several regions of the country burning hundreds of homes and causing huge damage, unemployment problems and death; there are 42 active forest fires in several regions of Chile, 24 of which are out of control.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 3 comments

Chevron and BP hit oil with new deepwater well in Gulf of Mexico

San Ramon - Situated in 6,759 feet of water and drilled to a depth of 31,545 feet, Chevron and BP have announced a new oil discovery in the “prolific” Lower Tertiary Trend, located in the Gulf of Mexico deepwaters 216 miles off the Louisiana coast.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 3 comments

Death toll rises as Storm Juaning makes sudden landfall PH

At least 10 people were reported dead and thousands of families were evacuated to higher grounds as floodwater reaches rooftop of houses in at least four provinces in the Bicol region south of Manila.

In the Media by Leo Reyes

BP executives could face manslaughter charges

Washington - US prosecutors are assessing whether to pursue manslaughter charges against BP company managers over last year’s Gulf of Mexico fiasco that took the lives of 11 workers and created the largest environmental disaster in the country’s history.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 1 comment

Death count rises as Hungary works on controlling toxic sludge

Ajka - Two bodies were recovered from sludge Thursday, and officials reported the toxic sludge, released from an accidental breach of a reservoir Tuesday, has reached the Danube River.

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 7 comments

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