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Contaminated Land News

Former brownfield sites to be turned into housing -

Plans to transform a former garage and another brownfield site into housing have been agreed by a local authority.
Five firms handed record fines for Buncefield blast -

A judge has ordered five firms to pay a total of £9.5 million in fines and costs for their part in the 2005 Buncefield oil depot blast.
Council's invited to bid for contaminated land cash -

Major funding is still available for local authorities looking to clean up contaminated land despite the government's new age of austerity.
£4 billion underground nuclear waste dump revealed -

Britain's nuclear watchdog has revealed plans for dealing with an increased amount of radio-active waste generated in the country.
BP's Tate sponsorship a 'stain' on the arts -

A leading professional organisation for people working in the sustainable water industry is demanding museums and galleries turn their back on BP's millions.
Northern Ireland publishes new soil rules -

Guidance has been published covering how, where and when soil excavated from construction sites can be used elsewhere in Northern Ireland.
Remediation planned for 140 hectares of chemically polluted land -

A consortium will tackle 140 hectares of heavily polluted land in Belgium damaged by years of chemical industry work.
New oil and gas rules following Gulf spill -

Ireland is tightening oil and gas drilling rules following the ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Lead shot poisoning game meat -

Eating the meat of birds and animals shot with lead ammunition can be more harmful than previously expected, say scientists.
Pressure group urges bank to pull plug on cyanide gold mining -

Gold mines that use cyanide in the extraction process should not receive funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), say NGOs.
BP fails to drop containment dome on Gulf of Mexico oil leak -

Efforts to place a containment dome over an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico were stopped at the weekend and a smaller one is now being built.
Gardeners team up with scientists to market moss as 'oil sponge' -

A Norwegian compost company has changed its tack after teaming up with scientists to exploit the super-absorbent qualities of its peat moss mixture.
India is off the starting blocks towards greenest Commonwealth Games -

It's not just the London Olympics gearing up to be the greenest games ever but the looming 2010 Commonwealth Games in the India's Delhi.
Trafigura guilty of illegal toxic waste transport to Africa -

Multi-national business Trafigura has been found guilty of illegally transporting toxic waste to be dumped in Africa by a Dutch court.
Bad data and exemptions obscure North American pollution picture -

The real scale of industrial pollution in North America is unknown because of national reporting exemptions and incomplete data, an international monitoring body says.
Green groups urge suspension of Arctic oil drilling -

Environmental groups have called for the suspension of offshore drilling in the Arctic in the aftermath of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
BP finally caps Gulf of Mexico spill -

BP has capped the Gulf of Mexico oil spill at least for the time being, it announced last night (July 15).
Tasmanian town's lead mining woes exposed -

An Australian mining town plagued by ill health has called in experts to investigate links between ailments and lead poisoning.
Atkins strengthens its contaminated land team -

Atkins is strengthening its position in the regeneration sector with two new appointments to its contaminated land team.
Unique Portable WLL 1,000kg Davit Crane Sets New Standards -

The world's first lightweight portable davit jib crane capable of lifting a tonne in weight has created quite a splash with the water industry since its launch early this year.