PoliticsJason Woodhead/Flickr/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Site C dam builder fined $1.1M for contamination in Peace River In the river home to at-risk species, more than three million litres of wastewater contained aluminum in concentrations ‘lethal’ for fish.
Impactscommons.wikimedia.org Jonathan Kramer: On the Hudson River, a new model of environmental stewardship The languishing waterway offers an indispensable lesson for scientists: Environmental problems are human problems.
Impacts www.yesmagazine.org In California’s drier future, what's the best investment for securing water? Experts agree that cities need diverse water supplies, but desalination plants remain controversial.
Causes www.dw.com Russia: Norilsk environmental disasters — what you need to know Russian mining giant Nornickel has reportedly caused yet another ecological catastrophe.
Politics www.post-gazette.com PA: Westmoreland County landfill seeks to evaporate contaminated runoff Proposed evaporation facility would emit hazardous wastes and other pollutants and could concentrate radiation in residue.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
