The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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Dow shalt pay
Civil society groups resist Dow Chemical
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Update
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the state government have decided not to allow hazardous toxic waste from Bhopal to be incinerated at Ankleshwar. In a press release, GPCB said:
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In short
sethu panel receives views: Barely a week after an expert committee was constituted to record all objections and suggestions to the controversial Sethusamudram project, it has already received 11
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E waste posing health risks for workers in scrapyards
Computers are not designed for recycling. It's not surprising, therefore, that in Europe and the us, a computer is thrown away every two years. And there are thousands of other electronic gadgets.
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USA's e waste reincarnates as Chinese gold
it seems the us is paying for its negligence on toxic-waste trade. A recent study says the country is flooded with Chinese jewellry made out of us-exported toxic e-waste. Researchers studied
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Blue Lady contained radioactive waste
new evidence has emerged showing that the Norwegian ship Blue Lady sent to India for dismantling may have radioactive material on board. Tom Haugen, former project manager of the ship (formerly
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In Court
epa's jurisdiction
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Clean up plan for Union Carbide waste in Bhopal raises concern
the controversial move by the Madhya Pradesh government to incinerate some waste from the the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has met with stiff opposition. Civil society groups have strongly
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An alternative plan
The road map prepared by the ngos calls for a review of all scientific studies conducted at the Bhopal site since 1989. The threats the waste poses to workers, local residents and the environment
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Burying the truth
For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry