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Azerbaijan Expects Rivers to Flood
10 May 2013 - 08:28 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The National Hydrometeorology Department of the Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has prepared a forecast of the water content and the flood probability in Azerbaijani rivers for A
Brazil's IBAMA Issues Jirau Hydropower Plant License
25 Oct 2012 - 08:59 by Local Press Report
PORTO VELHO (Hydro World) — Brazil's Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) has granted an operating license for the 3,750-MW Jirau hydroelectric project, HydroWorld.com has learned. The Jirau hydro
Philippine Mining Company Philex Could Lose Environmental Clearance
9 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — Philex Mining Corp. is on the verge of losing its environmental clearance certificate because of waste material released by its Padcal Mines in Benguet.
Philippines Government Pressed For Industrial Chemical Disclosure System
18 Sep 2012 - 08:52 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — Environmental activists, spearheaded by international advocacy group Greenpeace, on September 13 asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to produce a contamination disclosure syst
Heavy Metal Polluted Soils in China Can Contaminate Water
31 May 2012 - 10:36 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chen Tongbin, researcher with Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources research under Chinese Academy of Sciences told Xinhua, "Heavy metals, different from organic pollutants, are
Goldcorp Faces Growing Resistance in Central America
3 May 2012 - 14:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, MEXICO CITY — The Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining announced on April 25 that it is joining the campaign the force Vancouver-based miner Goldcorp to stop mining in Latin America.
World Bank Lends Odessa $25 Million USD in Latest Tranche of Ukraine Infrastructure Program
2 May 2012 - 10:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — The Ukrainian city of Odessa will receive $25 million USD to continue with rehabilitation of the city’s sewerage system, after the Odessa City Council and the World Bank signed a new loan agreeme
Urban Growth Chokes Ho Chi Minh City’s Waterways
17 Apr 2012 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Pollution is rampant in Ho Chi Minh City’s waterways.
Mexican Court Rules Controversial Independencia Pipeline Is Legal
5 Apr 2012 - 11:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, HERMOSILLO — The controversial Independencia pipeline is 70 percent complete and is both technically feasible and legal, Sonora State governor Guillermo Padrés announced in mid-March after a fifth circuit cou
61 Percent of Honduran Households Without Water Services
5 Apr 2012 - 11:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — Sixty-one percent of households in Honduras do not have access to water services due to the lack of proper water supply infrastructure, according to Jaime Vargas Tabarini, director of local NGO A
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Allots $1.2 Million USD for Upland Projects
4 Apr 2012 - 09:29 by Local Press Report
MANILA (Zambo Times (Philippines)) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed to allot $1.2 million USD this year for water supply projects using hydraulic ram pumps to help improve lives of uplanders nationwide.
Mexican State Governor Comes Down Against GoldGroup's Alto Lucero Mine
8 Mar 2012 - 01:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, VERACRUZ — Veracruz state opposes the proposed Caballo Blanco open pit mine, located near the city of Alto Lucero, because of the environmental risks it poses, Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa said last month.
State Agency Takes Over Metro Manila Watersheds
22 Feb 2012 - 06:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the government water agency in the capital region, is moving to consolidate management of four watershed areas that provide 97 percen
1,500 Barrels of Oil Spilled in Pemex Leak
26 Jan 2012 - 12:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, VERACRUZ — Approximately 1,500 barrels of oil spilled from a leak in a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipeline in Mexico’s Veracruz state, affecting an area of about 30,000 square kilometers of land and nine k
Lack of Power, Water, Maintenance Blamed for State of Treatment Plants
18 Jan 2012 - 10:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Vestnik Kavkaza (Azerbaijan)) — Low-quality maintenance, lack of electricity and lack of water are largely responsible for the poor condition of some water treatment facilities in Azerbaijan, according to Ramig Ashrafov, an off
Conagua Lacks Infrastructure and Planning for Drought: NGO
12 Jan 2012 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) lacks the infrastructure to capture rainwater and proper policy planning to deal with situations like the drought in the north and northwest of the co
Massive Philippines Anti-Pollution Campaign Advances
10 Jan 2012 - 12:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — Two hundred and fifty anti-pollution memoranda of agreement have been produced by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and stakeholders in the Philippines since the program’
Ural River Clean-Up Will Cost $11.5 Million USD
7 Dec 2011 - 11:34 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Some $11.5 million USD is needed to improve the condition of the trans-boundary Ural River, provincial authorities in Kazakhstan said in late November.
U.K.-Owned Plant Pollutes Kazakh River
9 Nov 2011 - 11:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Levels of cyanide in the Sekisovka River in East Kazakhstan province are 516 times higher than the maximum acceptable levels after this water intake area was polluted by an U.K.-owned gold plant
Environmental Groups Launch S.O.S. Sevan Campaign
26 Oct 2011 - 09:13 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (Hetq Online (Armenia)) — A group of 10 environmental groups have launched the “S.O.S Sevan” green campaign, which aims to combat illegal placement of a crushing and sorting complex in the drainage basin of Lake Sevan.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Water of Poor Quality
25 Oct 2011 - 12:26 by Local Press Report
HO CHI MINH CITY (Saigon GP-Daily (Vietnam)) — Ho Chi Minh City’s water is of poor quality, according to Nguyen Van Hong, deputy director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Ho Chi Minh City.
Azerbaijan to Host Caspian Environmental Exhibition Next Month
19 Oct 2011 - 09:07 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — Azerbaijan will host the Caspian: Technologies for the Environment (CTE) International Exhibition from November 2-4.
New Investment Program for Tyumen Vodokanal
12 Oct 2011 - 09:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, TYUMEN — The Tyumen City Council recently adopted a new investment program for Tyumen Vodokanal, the water and wastewater services provider in the Siberian city.
Iran Signs Deal to Transfer Water From Araz River to Lake Orumiyeh
12 Oct 2011 - 09:06 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (IRNA (Iran)) — Iran signed an agreement with its northern neighbors to transfer water from the Iranian section of the Araz River to Lake Orumiyeh, according to Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou.
Iran Signs Deal to Transfer Water From Araz River to Lake Orumiyeh
10 Oct 2011 - 17:09 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (IRNA (Iran)) — Iran signed an agreement with its northern neighbors to transfer water from the Iranian section of the Araz River to Lake Orumiyeh, according to Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou.
Water Prices Rise in Uzbek Capital
5 Oct 2011 - 09:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Prices for cold water, hot water and wastewater services have risen by 6.3 to 9.3 percent in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, starting October 1.
Vietnam Environmental Protection Law Proves Toothless
27 Sep 2011 - 09:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam’s Environmental Protection Law needs to be overhauled, experts say.
Experts quoted by VietNamNet Bridge last week portrayed the law as unworkable.
Ilham Signs Executive Orders on Drinking Water in Salyan Region
14 Sep 2011 - 09:33 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Trend News Agecy (Azerbaijan)) — President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order calling for extra measures to improve drinking water supply in the Salyan region.
Sweco to Design New Wastewater Treatment Plant in Om Noi
13 Sep 2011 - 09:28 by Local Press Report
STOCKHOLM (SWECO (Press Release)) — Sweco has won the contract to plan and design a new wastewater treatment plant in Om Noi, a satellite city of Bangkok, on behalf of Thailand’s Wastewater Management Authority under the Ministry o
Energy Company Denies It Will Extract Water From Arecibo Nature Reserve
1 Sep 2011 - 10:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Energy Answers Arecibo has denied that it will extract 2.1 million gallons of water a day from a nature reserve in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Vietnam Wastewater Treatment Causes Pollution
30 Aug 2011 - 09:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Vietnam, DANANG — Wastewater treatment stations established to lower pollution are actually causing environmental pollution in Danang, a South Central Vietnamese port on the coast of the South China Sea at the mou
Russia Adopts New Federal Program in Water Industry
24 Aug 2011 - 09:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — The Russian government earlier this month approved a new federal target program on “The Development of the Water-Economic Sector in Russia 2012-2020.”
Pollution Levels Down in Kazakh Rivers
17 Aug 2011 - 09:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Pollution levels in three Kazakh rivers -- the Malaya Almatinka, Bolshaya Almatinka and Irtysh -- have dropped in recent years, according to Kazakh scientists.
Only 2 Percent of El Salvador’s River Water Fit for Consumption
3 Aug 2011 - 19:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Only 2 percent of EL Salvador’s rivers have water fit for human consumption, according to the Water Quality Report of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Mexican Construction Industry Increasingly Taking Account of Water Use
28 Jul 2011 - 09:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s construction industry is increasingly taking account of its water use, according to a report by CNN Mexico that analyzes this trend in the industry.
$2 Million USD for River Basin Management in Honduras
20 Jul 2011 - 22:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — The Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, has received $2 million USD from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to manage the Hombre and Gucerique river basins.
Natural Resources Minister Receives Master Plan for Water Supply Improvement
20 Jul 2011 - 16:46 by Local Press Report
PARAMARIBO (Starbroek News (Guyana)) — Natural Resources Minister Jim Hok last week was presented with a copy of the master plan for the $250 million USD project for improvement of the country’s water supply system over the next 15 ye
Sai Gon River Pollution Threatened by Industries
19 Jul 2011 - 09:09 by Local Press Report
HO CHI MINH CITY (VNS (Vietnam)) — Pollution of the Sai Gon River has gotten worse due to increasing industrialization along the river bank as well as agricultural run-off and domestic effluent.
Residents Protest Against Dam Project in Veracruz
14 Jul 2011 - 10:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, SIERRA DE ZONGOLICA — Residents of the Sierra de Zongolica in Mexico’s Veracruz state are protesting construction of a hydroelectric dam in the area being built by Electricidad del Golfo S.A de C.V.
Iran, Armenia Sign Cooperation Agreement on Water, Other Areas
8 Jun 2011 - 09:00 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (IRNA (Iran)) — Iran and Armenia on May 30 signed a bilateral cooperation agreement covering the fields of water, oil, gas, electricity, commerce, business and industrial fields.
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