Studying the fate of drugs in wastewater

December 23, 2005 [International]

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Pesticides permeate streams

A fisheries study found 39 different pesticides at one location on Musqueam Creek

December 22, 2005 [B.C.]

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Cleanups put green back in brownfields

For advocate Angus Ross, the cost of redeveloping poisoned sites is worth the effort

December 20, 2005 [Canada]

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Local Government Returning Responsibility for Discarded P...

December 16, 2005 [International]

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Mine tailings may dump into Ootsa

Mike Robertson says the position of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation is clear when it comes to Tahtsa Reach. "We are not going to sacrifice our whole lake system for two years of a dying mine," says the senior policy advisor with the Nation, on the south side of Francois Lake.

December 14, 2005 [B.C.]

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Distinguished company in the government's doghouse

I've been in this establishment before. I've now been sent here by Social Credit, NDP and Liberal governments. So have: Public servants who sought to stop the ministry from breaking the law. Scientists who stood up for science and had their dissenting opinions suppressed. Whistleblowers. Community activists. People who actually care enough about what's happening around them to engage with their government at a time when politicians gripe endlessly about declining public participation.

December 7, 2005 [B.C.]

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Government Should Warn About Mercury in Fish, Says CSPI

December 7, 2005 [U.S.]

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Leading Mercury Experts: Mercury in Fish Harmful, Harvard...

Mercury levels in fish are high enough to pose health risks to moderate and heavy fish eaters, mercury experts said in a report released today.

December 6, 2005 [U.S.]

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Layton launches ambitious environmental plan

NDP leader Jack Layton made his first campaign stop in Montreal on Tuesday, using the backdrop of a United Nations conference on global warming to unveil four proposals to clean up drinking water, crack down on polluters and meet Canada's Kyoto targets.

December 6, 2005 [Canada]

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Chemists detect toxic emissions linked to catalytic conve...

December 5, 2005 [U.S.]

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Canada: Consumers' Association calls for ban on imports o...

THE Consumers' Association of Canada has called on the Canadian Government to immediately ban the further importation of certain fish products from China and Vietnam after malachite green was found in fish purchased at Canadian supermarkets.

December 1, 2005 [International]

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Media Sticks Poisonous Popcorn Bags to Teflon Chemical

Activist group plays media with whistleblowing claims. Is PFOA the new Alar - or is this the worst-reported science story of the year? Errors force ABC to change story, but rest of media fall for imaginary federal safety standard, health risks

November 28, 2005 [U.S.]

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Park may sue airline for pollution

China Eastern Airlines is facing a potential lawsuit after the park, the site where one of its planes crashed last year killing 55 people, has asked for a 105 million yuan (US$13 million) compensation. The airline is being blamed for the environmental pollution that resulted from the disaster.

November 22, 2005 [International]

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Cruise ship trash-burning curbed

U.S. regulators adopt 3-mile coastal ban

November 21, 2005 [U.S.]

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World Wildlife Fund: Pulp Mill Devastates Swans' Sanctuar...

A recently opened pulp mill in Chile has devastated one of South America's most biologically outstanding wetlands, decimating its famed population of black-necked swans, along with most other bird life.

November 21, 2005 [International]

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Chemical weapons found

The Department of National Defence wants answers about an underwater chemical weapons dump located off the B.C. coast since the late 1940s.

November 18, 2005 [B.C.]

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Greenpeace accuses HP of greenwash

The company recently announced plans to eliminate BFRs from casings of new products, but Greenpeace China said other firms had taken the same step several years ago and accused HP of "greenwash" — or falsely claiming environmentally friendly credentials.

November 17, 2005 [International]

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Rape of natural world doesn't justify energy production

What I saw this weekend in West Virginia is the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. This practice is exactly what it sounds like.

November 17, 2005 [U.S.]

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Tahltan asked to approve mine plan

It has run into stiff opposition from a group of people who challenge its authority to make decisions because they say the elders are being ignored. The group occupied the offices of the Telegraph Creek band earlier this year. Members of the group also blockaded road access to the Klappan area this summer so another resource company, Fortune Minerals, could not work on its anthracite coal licences.

November 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Army sunk poison gas off B.C.

National Defence says sinking of gas barrels was 'acceptable' in 1947

November 16, 2005 [B.C.]

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Contaminated sites created by Victoria's sewage

November 15, 2005 [Vancouver Island/South Coast]

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Lab Tests Find 60 Toxic Chemicals in Canadians' Blood

On average, 44 chemicals were found in each volunteer.

November 15, 2005 [Canada]

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Hidden cost in wood burning: Pollution

Scientists have long known that wood smoke contains carbon monoxide and cancer-causing chemicals. But research shows that wood smoke's major ingredient — tiny particles of soot and liquid pollution — worsens heart disease and triggers asthma attacks.

November 14, 2005 [International]

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Intersex fish discovered off Southern California coast

Finding so-called intersex animals is not a new phenomenon, but most of the instances were in freshwater settings. Environmentalists say this is among the first studies to document the effects in a marine environment.

November 14, 2005 [U.S.]

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Inform parents about chemical use, group says

Fearing that schools have been infiltrated by toxic chemicals, Vancouver's Labour Environmental Alliance Society is recommending a new bill of rights for students.

November 12, 2005 [B.C.]

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Cullen Challenges Minister Dion to Public Blood Test

Environmental Defense’s latest report, Toxic Nation; A Report on Pollution in Canadians, shows yet again the critical impact of the Liberals’ lack of action on pollution in the environment, says NDP Critic for the Environment Nathan Cullen (Skeena – Bulkley Valley).

November 11, 2005 [Canada]

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Threatened Environmental Law Works, Sierra Club Testifies

House Task Force Considering Weakening NEPA; Sierra Club Testimony Will Highlight Many Benefits of Landmark Law

November 10, 2005 [U.S.]

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Canadians found to be carrying scores of toxic chemicals ...

The average Canadian has more than hockey in his blood; there are also flame retardants, stain removers, heavy metals, PCBs and volatile organic compounds, says an environmental group.

November 10, 2005 [Canada]

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Health czar: No benefit to sewage treatment

A treatment plant for raw sewage will not produce a measurable benefit to the health of Vancouver Island residents, Vancouver Island's chief medical health officer said Tuesday.

November 10, 2005 [B.C.]

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Canadians a toxic lot, study finds

'We all carry inside of us hundreds of different pollutants and these things are accumulating inside our bodies every day '

November 9, 2005 [Canada]

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Mouldy homes of B.C. First Nation to be replaced

The federal government has struck a deal with a First Nations community in British Columbia to replace 26 homes condemned because of mould problems.

November 9, 2005 [B.C.]

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B.C. vows to lobby for clean First Nations water

The B.C. government will push the federal government to clean up water problems in First Nations communities, the province's aboriginal relations and reconciliation minister said Wednesday.

November 3, 2005 [B.C.]

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Marine life OK, study says

Sewage dumping not hurting water quality, despite claims from environmentalists, CRD report finds

November 3, 2005 [B.C.]

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CN Rail on the wrong track

The recent privatization of BC Rail – the operating rights were sold to CN Rail in 2004 in a complex and bizarre deal – has seen CN Rail order B.C. residents with private crossings on their property to bring the crossings up to federal regulations. The residents must also pay for upgrades and pay an annual maintenance fee of $535 per year.

October 31, 2005 [B.C.]

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Mr. Floatie's turd-world politics

But anti-pollution protest left its mark

October 31, 2005 [B.C.]

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Weapons of mass destruction thrown into the sea years ago...

It's long been known that some chemical weapons went into the ocean, but records obtained by the Daily Press show that the previously classified weapons-dumping program was far more extensive than ever suspected.

October 30, 2005 [U.S.]

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Government fails to take action: Human rights and environ...

Mining: "Voluntary codes of conduct don’t work. It’s time the government got serious and passed legislation that holds Canadian mining companies accountable for the environmental and human rights violations they commit in other countries," says Ian Thomson of KAIROS. "Anything less is tacit support for business as usual."

October 29, 2005 [International]

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Toronto City Council asks government to intervene in sewa...

In a move sure to irk its political neighbours, Toronto has asked the provincial and federal governments to find alternatives to a major sewage system now being built north of the city.

October 28, 2005 [Canada]

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Regulator asked to probe safety at CN Rail

After two derailments just a few kilometres apart in the Cheakamus Canyon, near Squamish, Transport Canada has been asked to ensure that CN Rail is operating safely on lines it recently acquired by purchasing BC Rail.

October 27, 2005 [B.C.]

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Tories call on Ottawa to intervene in B.C. court case ove...

The federal government should help block a proposed new power plant on the Washington-B.C. border that will dump tonnes of pollutants daily into Canada, Conservative MPs said Wednesday.

October 27, 2005 [B.C.]

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The real price of gold

It weighs 1oz. It costs £1,000. And it creates 30 tons of toxic waste

October 27, 2005 [International]

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Interpol links environmental crimes to mob

The head of Interpol's Environmental Crimes Committee suspects that those behind the world's major wildlife smuggling and illegal waste dumping operations may well be linked to organised crime.

October 27, 2005 [International]

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A shopper’s guide to pesticides in produce

When it comes to pesticides, consumers have been left in the dark.

October 27, 2005 [U.S.]

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Mining Corporations, Creatures of Statute, Can be Regulat...

Despite what it says, government has the freedom to regulate Canadian mining companies as it sees fit, says expert, while mining association admits that governance and enforcement in developing countries is inadequate

October 26, 2005 [Canada]

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Conservation Groups Applaud European Decision to Ban Impo...

In a move welcomed by conservation and animal welfare groups, the European Commission today temporarily banned the import of all live wild birds into Europe.

October 26, 2005 [International]

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The miners get rich, but leave behind a legacy laced with...

Environmentalists, such as Catherine Pienaar, who fear that excessive amounts of cyanide used in recycling the gold dumps will have detrimental effects on the health of the surrounding communities, particularly those who have become small-time gold panners.

October 26, 2005 [International]

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Lawmakers looking into 3M chemicals, 'outrageous' allegat...

Legislators criticized the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for not aggressively investigating the environmental effects of chemicals formerly used by the 3M Co. to make nonstick cookware and stain-resistant fabrics.

October 26, 2005 [U.S.]

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Victoria taking aim at pesticides

Victoria is on track to become the first municipality in the region to ban use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes in gardens and parks.

October 25, 2005 [Vancouver Island/South Coast]

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EC: Keeping Europe's Waters Clean

The European Commission proposed an ambitious strategy to protect Europe's marine environment. The Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment aims to ensure that all EU marine waters are environmentally healthy by 2021 - thereby protecting this precious asset which is the resource base upon which marine-related economic and social activities depend.

October 25, 2005 [International]

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Sexing Up Coal-Tar Sealants

It's hard to make pollution stories sexy, and harder still when the pollutant on trial is something like coal-tar sealant, since nobody knows what it is.

October 25, 2005 [U.S.]

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