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HUNGARY CLAIMS $95 MLN DAMAGES FROM ROMANIAN
AURUL
Planet Ark - 30 April 2001 - Hungary said on Friday
it had begun a lawsuit against Romanian mining company Aurul
S.A. for causing a devastating cyanide spill in Hungarian rivers
last year. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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ROMANIA: GOVERNMENT HOSTS DANUBE AND CARPATHIAN
ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT
Radio Free Europe - 30 April 2001 - Presidents, ministers,
international officials and business people from central and
southeastern Europe have been attending an environment summit
in Bucharest (April 29-30). Further information can be obtained
from the news
article.
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LANDSLIDE KILLS SEVEN COLOMBIAN GOLD MINERS
BBC News - 28 April 2001 - Police in Colombia say seven
miners were killed by a landslide in an opencast gold mine in
the department of Choco on the Pacific coast. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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LIVING IN A POLLUTION FREE WORLD A BASIC
HUMAN RIGHT
UNEP applauds decision by Commission on Human Rights to
assess the right to a healthy environment
UNEP Information Release - 27 April 2001 - Everyone
has the right to live in a world free from toxic pollution and
environmental degradation, the United Nations Commission on
Human Rights has concluded. Further information can be obtained
from the news
article.
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MINER DIES IN UNDERGROUND MISHAP
AllAfrica.com - 25 April 2001 - A Zambian miner has
died underground at Nkana Copper Mine after he was hit by a
rock fall. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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BUSH ADMINISTRATION OPENS DOOR TO WEAKER
PROTECTIONS FOR ARSENIC IN AMERICANS' DRINKING WATER
Environmental News Network (ENN) - 18 April 2001 - The
Sierra Club today sharply criticized the Bush Administration
for rejecting decades of scientific study on the dangers of
drinking arsenic and reopening the discussion about how much
cancer-causing poison Americans should drink. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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WATER RULE ON ITS WAY TO GOVERNOR: LAND USE
BILL ALSO PASSES
EnviroLink Service - 17 April 2001 - A federally mandated
water quality rule that is almost 25 years overdue made it through
the Legislature on Saturday and now heads to the governor after
the House of Delegates voted 93-1 to accept a compromise crafted
in the Senate. Further information can be obtained from the
news
article.
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CLINTON ERA LEAD REPORTING RULE CONFIRMED
BY BUSH
Lycos News (ENS) - 17 April 2001 - A requirement that
companies must report their release of as little as 100 pounds
of lead a year proposed 10 days before the end of the Clinton
Presidency, will go ahead under the current administration.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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FALCON GOLD: ZIMBABWE DEFERS MINE CLOSURES
AllAfrica.com - 16 April 2001 - Gold miner Falcon Gold
Zimbabwe Ltd. has deferred plans to close its mines pending
discussions with government ministries who have offered to facilitate
an urgent rescue package for the country's collapsing mining
industry. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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DEAL SEALS CLEANUP OF NOTORIOUS B.C. MINE
Lycos News (ENS) - 16 April 2001 - Almost 27 years after
it shut down, B.C.'s Britannia Mine, source of the worst metals
pollution in North America, will be cleaned up in a C$30 million
(US$19.2 million) deal announced Friday. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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MINING INDUSTRY IS NATION'S BIGGEST POLLUTER
Environmental News Network (ENN) - 14 April 2001 - The
mining industry was the nation's top polluter in 1999, contributing
slightly over half the 7.77 billion pounds of toxic chemicals
released to the environment, says a new government report. Further
information can be obtained from the news
article.
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EPA SAYS COLORADO GOLDMINE FOULED WATER
EnviroLink Service - 13 April 2001 - Colorado's largest
heap-leach gold mine has violated the Clean Water Act dozens
of times since 1996, according to the Environmental Protection
Agency. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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CHEMICAL POLLUTION UP 5 PERCENT IN LATEST
YEAR
Environmental News Network (ENN) - 12 April 2001 -
The amount of chemicals and other wastes released into the air,
water and land by U.S. industrial facilities rose by 5 percent
in the latest year for which data is available, the Environmental
Protection Agency said Wednesday, in a report that prompted
consumer groups to call for more environmental protections.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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MINES TOLD TO STOP DUMPING WASTE
EnviroLink Service - 12 April 2001 - Some private ilmenite
mines in South China's Hainan Province have been asked to stop
dumping uncleaned industrial waste water into the sea, a senior
marine environment protection official said yesterday. Further
information can be obtained from the news
article.
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US CHEMICAL POLLUTION UP 5 PCT IN LATEST
YEAR
Planet Ark - 12 April 2001 - The amount of chemicals
and other wastes released into the air, water and land by US
industrial facilities rose by 5 percent in the latest year for
which data is available, the Environmental Protection Agency
said yesterday, in a report that prompted consumer groups to
call for more environmental protections. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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CALL FOR END TO MINING
AllAfrica.com - 11 April 2001 - State governors in northern
Nigeria have asked the federal government to suspend mining
in their region because of damage to the environment, AFP reported.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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RESCUE WORKERS RETRIEVE ONE BODY IN ZAMBIAN
MINE MISHAP
AllAfrica.com - 11 April 2001 - The body of one miner
has been retrieved while nine others remain trapped in a collapsed
mine at Nchanga open pit mine in Chingola, northern Zambia.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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MINING INDUSTRY REPEATS AS NATION'S LARGEST
TOXIC POLLUTER
Environmental News Network (ENN) - 11 April 2001 - Today
the Environmental Protection Agency identified the mining industry
as the nation's largest toxic polluter. Hardrock mining operations
accounted for 17 of the top 20 toxic releasing facilities in
the United States. Further information can be obtained from
the news
article.
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COMMUNITIES ORGANISE LEGAL ACTION TO CLEAN-UP
CITY'S MINE DUMPS
The Black World Today - 10 April 2001 - One of the most
striking legacies of more than a century of gold mining here
is the huge old, pale-yellow tailing dumps which tower over
the southern Black neighbourhoods. Further information can be
obtained from the news
article.
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NORTHERN GOVERNMENTS ASK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO SUSPEND SOLID MINERAL MINING
AllAfrica.com - 10 April 2001 - The lingering debacle
over resource control took a new dimension yesterday as 19 northern
governor, met in Kaduna, asking the Federal Government to suspend
forthwith, the issuance of mining license for solid minerals
in the North. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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SEARCH FOR 10 MINERS INTENSIFIES
AllAfrica.com - 10 April 2001 - The search for the 10
missing miners at Konkola Copper Mines' Nchanga Open Pit has
intensified while no bodies have been found yet. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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NETWORK 2002 NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2001 EDITION
IS AVAILABLE
Network 2002 is produced monthly in the lead up to the Summit,
working to track the agenda and engage dialogue. The latest
edition is available at the Earth
Summit 2002 site.
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MINING RULES GET TOGETHER: RULING FORCES
STATE TO FOLLOW FEDERAL GUIDELINES
EnviroLink Service - 09 April 2001 - Federal officials
have determined that West Virginia's mine reclamation bonding
program is not adequate to cover costs and state regulators
must now comply with stricter rules, a federal judge has ruled.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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RECLAMATION BOND RULED INADEQUATE: JUDGE'S
DECISION COULD BLOCK STATE DEP FROM ISSUING MINING PERMITS
EnviroLink Service - 09 April 2001 - West Virginia
regulators must comply with much more stringent federal strip
mine reclamation bonding rules, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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CHAMBER OF MINES ADVOCATES CHANGE IN MINING
LAWS
AllAfrica.com - 09 April 2001 - Following the global
gold crisis with its negative effects on the economy and gold
industry in the country, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has asked
for flexible mining laws to attract more investment. Further
information can be obtained from the news
article.
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AUTHORITIES HALT RESCUE OPERATION AT ACCIDENT
MINE
AllAfrica.com - 09 April 2001 - Rescue
operation at Zambia's Nchanga open cast mine in the mineral
rich Copperbelt region, where at least 10 workers are feared
dead, has been halted based on experts' advise that the accident
site is unsafe. Further information can be obtained from the
news
article.
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ENVIRONMENT PROSECUTORS GET PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING
AllAfrica.com - 09 April 2001 - Forty newly-trained
Zambian officers in environmental policy and legislation would
ensure that the country's environmental regulation are respected
and obeyed and would prosecute those who have abused natural
resources in the past, official sources said. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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ZAMBIA MINE COLLAPSE KILLS 10
BBC News 09 April 2001 - Ten people have been buried
alive in a major landslide at an open-pit copper mine in Zambia,
witnesses and the pit's owners say. Further information can
be obtained from the news
article.
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THIRTY-EIGHT CHINESE MINERS DIE IN BLAST
BBC News - 08 April 2001 - Chinese officials say thirty-eight
miners have been killed and sixteen injured in a gas explosion
at a coal mine near Tongchuan city in the northern province
of Shaanxi. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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WEST VIRGINIA REGULATORS ORDERED TO COMPLY
WITH FEDERAL STRIP MINING RULES
EnviroLink Service - 06 April 2001 - West Virginia regulators
must comply with much more stringent federal strip mine reclamation
bonding rules, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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UK LOOKS TO BACTERIA FOR POLLUTION SOLUTIONS
Lycos News (ENS) - 06 April 2001 - Instead of digging
and dumping, an army of natural microorganisms could soon be
cleaning up the more than 200,000 hectares (494,210 acres) of
contaminated industrial sites in the United Kingdom. Further
information can be obtained from the news
article.
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SCIENTIST SAYS POLLUTION HAS KILLED 50,000
FLAMINGOS
AllAfrica.com - 06 April 2001 - At least 50,000 flamingos
died in the East African region between 1993 and 1995 largely
due to pollution (metals), an expert has said. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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MINERS TAKE NEW APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Planet Ark - 05 April 5 2001 - The world's major mining
and metals companies have adopted a new approach to sustainable
future development of resources, senior industry officials said
yesterday. Further information can be obtained from the news
article.
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MINING OF CELL PHONE MINERAL SUSPENDED IN
KEY WILDLIFE AREA
Environmental News Network (ENN) - 04 April 2001 - Park
guards and military personnel have successfully stopped illegal
mining of coltan, a mineral used in the manufacture of cellphones,
in the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
the Wildlife Conservation Society has learned. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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GOVERNMENT DECLARES THE SOUTH AND EAST SAFE
AllAfrica.com - 04 April 2001 - Sierra Leone's government
has declared the western and southern areas of the country safe
for resettlement, OCHA reported. Further information can be
obtained from the news
article.
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FIFTH-GRADERS EDUCATE COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES
ABOUT MERCURY DANGERS
EnviroLink Service - 03 April 2001 - Heritage Environmental
Services, LLC (Heritage) and the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM) are teaming with area schools to help spread
the word about mercury contamination and the serious health
risks associated with mercury poisoning. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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LOW-TECH SOLUTION FOR MEXICAN ARSENIC CONTAMINATION
UniSci - 02 April 2001 - The inhabitants of Zimapán,
Mexico, live with water supplies that are contaminated with
arsenic (As) -- but they can't afford commercially available
domestic purifying systems. Further information can be obtained
from the news
article.
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RESTORATION PLAN REQUIRED FOR MINES
EnviroLink Service - 02 April 2001 - Large companies
and independent landowners throughout Wisconsin will need plans
to restore land that's been used to mine material such as sand,
gravel and rock, under a new state law. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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ILLEGAL NIGERIAN MINERS DIE IN ZAMFARA
BBC News - 02 April 2001 - Four illegal miners in Nigeria's
north-western state of Zamfara have been killed as the tunnel
they were digging collapsed on them. Further information can
be obtained from the news
article.
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MEZHDURECHENKS TO MOURN DEAD COAL MINERS
EnviroLink Service - 01 April 2001 - April 1 will
be a day of mourning in the city of Mezhdurechensk where four
coal miners died in a methane explosion on Friday. Further information
can be obtained from the news
article.
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