Tag: Water Pollution
BP wants to share blame for Gulf disaster
Failures by several parties led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, British energy group BP concluded in the results of an internal inquiry.[MORE]
Bacteria brouhaha: Health Dept, CLP at odds
The Northern Territory Health Department has rejected the Opposition's claim that there is no evidence that bacteria from stormwater is polluting Darwin's beaches.[MORE]
Floods damage water supplies
Floods have caused havoc to water supplies in North East Victoria. [MORE]
Bellbrook's water trucking saga at an end
Water no longer has to be trucked-in to the Upper Macleay town of Bellbrook.[MORE]
Toxic algae could kill humans, livestock: study
Research into a new toxic blue green algae found in central Queensland waterways shows it could harm humans and kill livestock.[MORE]
Poisoned water raises long term health fears
Health officials want more testing in a small north-east town, where the water supply has been tainted with high levels of arsenic, cadmium and lead.[MORE]
BP oil spill bill tops $8 billion
Oil giant BP says the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has cost the British company $8.79 billion so far.[MORE]
Handling of Kingaroy contamination scare 'disappointing'
A global energy company says it is disappointed in the Queensland Government's handling of a contamination scare at its Kingaroy project.[MORE]
Naval base fuel leaks into Sydney Harbour
About 200 litres of aviation fuel has spilled into Sydney Harbour off Garden Island.[MORE]
Water company fined over Barossa chemical spill
United Water has been fined $80,000 over a chemical spill that harmed a Barossa Valley creek in SA.[MORE]
Oil spill clean up moves to shoreline
Newcastle Port officials will resume cleaning up an oil spill in the harbour today as RSPCA workers continue to care for sick birds.[MORE]
Newcastle oil spill clean-up continues
The clean-up of an oil spill is continuing in the Port of Newcastle, with several tonnes collected and more than a dozen birds needing treatment.[MORE]
Oil spill clean-up resumes
The Newcastle Port Corporation today hopes to complete the clean-up of an oil spill in the harbour.[MORE]
Indonesia seeks $2.5b oil spill payout
Reports from Indonesia say the government will seek $2.5 billion in compensation from an Australian-based exploration company, which was responsible for an oil spill in the Timor Sea last year.[MORE]
Oil spill clean up efforts underway
An oil spill in Newcastle Harbour has been contained and efforts are underway to clean it up and find out where it came from.[MORE]
Residents will quiz UGC experts over water contamination
South Burnett Mayor David Carter says underground coal gasification (UGC) experts addressing a public meeting tonight at Kingaroy in southern Queensland need to prove they are independent of the State Government. [MORE]
Thousands of dead fish found at Mississippi's mouth
Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of the Mississippi River, prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of the mass death.[MORE]
BP accused of withholding oil spill documents
The owner of the rig involved in the Gulf of Mexico disaster has accused oil giant BP of hiding key data needed for an investigation probe.[MORE]
Farmers sign up for reef conservation project
A Wide Bay Burnett conservation group says it is pleased with the number of farmers registering for the latest round of Reef Rescue project funding.[MORE]
Nearly 80pc of Gulf spill oil still in water: experts
Nearly 80 per cent of the oil spilled from a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico is still in the gulf, US scientists have estimated, challenging a more optimistic assessment by the US government earlier in the month.[MORE]
Obama declares Gulf beaches open for business
Barack Obama went swimming off the coast of Florida trying to show that the region hit by the BP oil spill was safe for tourists to enjoy.[MORE]
Alabama sues BP over Gulf oil spill
The US state of Alabama is suing BP and Transocean, the two companies it blames for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, for damages. [MORE]
Muddy waters give Midlands town the blues
Businesses in Tasmania's midlands say this week's heavy rain and flooding is causing muddy water in taps. [MORE]
BP well may already be permanently sealed
The Gulf of Mexico spill chief says BP's catastrophic well may already be permanently sealed and no further cementing may be necessary through a relief well.[MORE]
Contaminated creek test results kept from property owners
A family on Qld's Western Downs has been told to fill out a FOI request to see test results conducted on a waterway on their property.[MORE]
