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Kyrgyzstan Discharged 116 Million Cubic Meters of Polluted Wastewater Into Water Bodies Last Year

Some 116 million cubic meters of polluted wastewater were discharged into surface water bodies in Kyrgyzstan last year, the country’s National Statistics Committee said last week.
UN Pushes for Niger Delta Clean-Up

The United Nations Environment Progam (UNEP) is pushing for action to clean up oil spills in Nigeria’s Ogoniland territory, which it says “could prove to be the world's most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up exercise ever undertaken.”
Kyrgyz Parliament Discusses Possible Water Wars Over Dams

Kyrgyzstan's Parliament on September 17 discussed the possibility of water wars in Central Asia and the country’s willingness to get involved in possible conflicts.
Shell Acknowledges More Oil Spills in Niger River Delta

15 May 2012- 15:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent LAGOS, Nigeria Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced this week that it had found two new oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta region on May 7. The leaks are being investigated to determine their cause and extent, the company said. The announcement came
Uzbek Official Severely Beaten as Roghun Hydropower Project Fuels Ethnic Tensions With Tajiks

13 May 2012- 16:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Political tensions between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over use of shared water resources and other issues may be spilling over into ethnic tensions inside their borders. On May 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported

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Kyrgyzstan Discharged 116 Million Cubic Meters of Polluted Wastewater Into Water Bodies Last Year

UN Pushes for Niger Delta Clean-Up

Kyrgyz Parliament Discusses Possible Water Wars Over Dams

Shell Acknowledges More Oil Spills in Niger River Delta

Uzbek Official Severely Beaten as Roghun Hydropower Project Fuels Ethnic Tensions With Tajiks