The Environmental Protection Agency has done little to curb the export of discarded electronic products containing hazardous waste, much of which ends up in poorly regulated countries and harms the environment and public health, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a report being released today.
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EPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow Freely, GAO Report Says
(via www.washingtonpost.com)
Submitted by AC89 on Mon, 2008-09-22 14:59. | Tags: business | air pollution | electronics | environmental justice | heavy metals | water pollution
Green Scorpions' environmental crime fighting training to be extended
(via www.greenclippings.co.za)
South Africa's environmental crime fighters, the Green Scorpions, have been so successful that a partnership with the United Kingdom to train them will be extended by two years.
Submitted by africaninformer on Fri, 2008-04-04 10:56. | Tags: take action | crime | emissions | environmental justice | pollution