In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug
The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight.
Photo Essay: Eco-Nightmare in EU Candidate Serbia
Plastic bottles, old tires, cardboard boxes and other garbage block the flow of the Juzna Morava river, so badly that men in rubber boats need to use paddles to clear the way…As Serbia seeks EU membership, it faces a major problem with environmental pollution.
Calif. Utility to Retire Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced today.