Report Says Jordan River Baptism Site is Polluted
An environmental group says the traditional site where Jesus was baptized on the Jordan River is not safe for pilgrims because of untreated sewage pumped in from Israel…
Hope and Oil Mixing in the Gulf
Generations of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico long to return to the waters, but are blocked by oil…
China’s Water Transfer Project Runs Into Problems
South-North Water Transfer Project is behind schedule and concerns growing that water to be pumped north is contaminated…
Backyard Birders Help Monitor Oil Spill Impact
Oil-soiled Gulf is major flyway for shore and migratory birds
Barbara Vinson has a backyard of birds.
Some of them, like the Purple Martin, nest on her property in Central Texas and spend the winter in South America.
Their journey takes them through the Gulf of Mexico. Vinson is heartsick about the oil contaminating the Gulf of Mexico [...]
Rights Groups, Victims Seek More Damages in Ivory Coast Toxic Dumping Case
However, they have welcomed a Dutch ruling fining an oil trading company, Trafigura, over the 2006 dumping of toxic waste…
Protesters Attack British Art Galleries Over BP Sponsorship
huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – following an accident at a BP rig – has thrown spotlight on the company’s attempts to create a positive public image
Storm Forces Evacuation of Gulf Oil Well Site
U.S. officials ordered vessels to move away from the path of the storm to ensure the safety of the crews and equipment being used to cap the damaged well…
Storm Halts Most Work on Gulf Oil Well
Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed near the Bahamas and has winds of 64 kilometers per hour. Officials expect the storm to move across oil spill area on Saturday…
ADB Extends $35 Million for Sanitation Improvement in 2 Indonesian Cities
loan to build 280 communal sanitation facilities in poor areas in two cities, and two wastewater treatment systems for low-cost housing development projects in Medan…
Officials Consider Action on New Gulf of Mexico Oil Leaks
Admiral Allen authorizes BP to keep new cap on well closed; directs BP to make plans for uncapping well should this become necessary…
China Tackles Oil Spill
Friday’s explosion at a storage depot in the port of Dalian hit the oil pipeline as a tanker ship was unloading…
BP Says Cap on Gulf Spill Appears to Be Working
The oil company BP says the cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico appears to be holding, and may remain in place until the well is permanently sealed…
BP Gaining Confidence on Seal for Gulf Oil Well
have expressed growing confidence that an undersea oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has stopped leaking after spewing oil for nearly three months…
EPA responders answer state and county calls for help to investigate thousands of leaky containers near Rexburg, Idaho
The Agency expects to have a better idea of the size and scope of the cleanup once more of the assessment phase is completed later in the week…
Crawfish Could Help Louisiana’s Seafood Industry, Hobbled by Oil Spill
The hope is that another type of crawfish – also grown in fresh water -can expand the season and help bail out Louisiana’s Gulf coast seafood industry…
Fragile Indigenous Gulf Tribes Face Uncertain Future
Louisiana natives seek answers from survivors of previous oil spill disasters…
In Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Stymies Oyster Harvest
because of spill, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Marine Fisheries and Louisiana State University were forced to move most of oysters 500 kilometers…
Obama: Cap On Gulf Oil Spill ‘Good News’
Either we will be able to use it to stop the flow, or we will be able to use it to capture almost all of the oil until the relief well is done…
BP: No Oil Leaking from Ruptured Well in Gulf of Mexico
BP says it has stopped the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico as part of a pressure test…
Oil Spill Raises Public Health Concerns
New report suggests workers, residents in Gulf region at risk…
