What’s the status of the Salmon River’s fall salmon run?
The annual fall salmon run on the Salmon River is slow right now, but things are looking up for “half-way decent” season, according observers on the river and out on Lake Ontario....
More than 15,000 fish killed due to sewage pollution in River Trent between Hanford and Trentham
A large stretch of sewage pollution in the River Trent has killed more than 15,000 fish – according to official estimates. The Environment Agency responded to the incident, between Hanford and...
Bahrain launches pilot study to restore seagrass environment
International engineering consulting firm ByrneLooby has been commissioned to undertake a pilot study which could lead to the restoration of seagrass in certain areas of Bahrain’s marine...
International environment group to vote on urging countries to close ivory markets
Members of an international environmental group were considering a proposal Friday to urge leaders in every country to close domestic ivory markets that threaten elephants. Ivory trading is banned...
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar seeks partners for clean-energy desalination
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co, known as Masdar, is seeking to form international ventures to build water-desalination plants powered by renewables across the globe as early as 2018, a company official...
UK weather: Next week could see hottest September day for 100 years with temperatures reaching 31 degrees
Britain faces a wet and windy weekend before summer blasts back with the possibility of temperatures well over 30 degrees next week. Parts of the country will swelter and could experience in one of...
China Is Coping With Pollution by Buying Fancy Honey
Consumers in mainland China are demanding foreign brands that promise something many local products can’t: peace of mind. Worsening pollution and several product-safety scares have led to increased...
Greenpeace blames industrial accident after Russian river runs red
A river in Russia’s far north turned a blood red colour probably as a result of an industrial accident, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. The claim was denied by a nearby...
