April 7, 2015 / Last updated : May 12, 2017 admin News

Environment ministry to colour code industries

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India's environment ministry has sought to classify industrial units in a category of colours based on their pollution potential, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. Guided by the need for stringent action against more polluting industries, the re-categorisation would classify industries under red, orange, and green on how they score on a scale …

April 4, 2015 / Last updated : April 4, 2015 admin News

Environment Canada issues weather warnings across Atlantic region

HALIFAX – Environment Canada has issued warnings for severe weather across the Atlantic provinces on Saturday. The national weather service says strong and possibly dangerous winds are expected for parts of Newfoundland, P.E.I.

March 30, 2015 / Last updated : March 30, 2015 admin News

Fish & Game welcomes landmark Environment Court decision

Fish & Game is describing the Environment Court decision on Hawke’s Bay water quality as a “landmark” which will have an impact nationwide.

March 29, 2015 / Last updated : March 29, 2015 publisher News

National environmental report topics announced

Secretary for the Environment Dr Paul Reynolds and Government Statistician Liz MacPherson today announced the topics that will be the focus of the Environment Aotearoa 2015 and Environmental indicators Te taiao Aotearoa reports.

March 24, 2015 / Last updated : March 24, 2015 creative News

Americans' Rating of Environment Inches Up to Record High

Half of Americans rate the quality of the environment positively, the highest percentage since Gallup began asking the question in 2001.

March 24, 2015 / Last updated : March 24, 2015 publisher News

Americans' Rating of Environment Inches Up to Record High

Half of Americans rate the quality of the environment positively, the highest percentage since Gallup began asking the question in 2001. Republicans remain more positive than Democrats about the quality of the environment.

March 21, 2015 / Last updated : March 21, 2015 creative News

Environment officials to monitor conditions

The Ministry of Environment is set to join the Ministry of Labour in the monitoring of garment factory workplaces, after creating a working group that will probe the environmental safety of all plants in Cambodia.

March 18, 2015 / Last updated : March 18, 2015 creative News

Feedback sought on ECan's future governance

Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith and Associate Local Government Minister Louise Upston have today announced the Government’s proposal for a mixed-model governance structure for Environment Canterbury (ECan).

March 16, 2015 / Last updated : March 16, 2015 admin News

Supreme Court judge slams judicial activism jibe

Amid calls for balancing economic development with environment protection, a senior Supreme Court judge on Sunday said if the apex court?s actions to save the environment amounted to judicial overreach, then it would continue for a long time.

March 13, 2015 / Last updated : March 13, 2015 publisher News

Mackay Natural Environment Centre saves big bucks

MACKAY Mayor Deirdre Comerford’s thumb is turning a little greener after opening the Mackay Natural Environment Centre redevelopment yesterday.