Wasting our waterways
Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year – threatening both the environment and human health. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), toxic discharges from industrial facilities are responsible for polluting more than 17,000 miles of rivers and about 210,000 acres of lakes, ponds and estuaries nationwide
Related Content
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of fly ash in river Muri Ganga, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, 29/04/2025
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cleaning of Lower Bagjola Canal, West Bengal, 08/04/2024
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in Circular Canal, Kolkata, West Bengal, 17/10/2023
- Dumping of silt from irrigation canals in Kolkata: NGT seeks reply from the Irrigation and Waterways Department, West Bengal, 08/09/2023
- Order of the Madras High Court regarding encroachment and pollution of Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 12/09/2022