International Environment Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

WALES

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

WASTES

– E-waste

See ELECTRONIC WASTE

– Hazardous waste

See HAZARDOUS WASTE

– Landfills

See LANDFILLS

– Radioactive waste

See RADIOACTIVE WASTE

– Recycling

See RECYCLING

– Solid waste

See SOLID WASTE

– Transboundary shipments

See FLOW CONTROL

WASTEWATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

– Anaerobic digestion, UK-private sector goals, In Brief, 177
– Bajagua project

– – Compliance with U.S. water standards, commission says court-ordered deadline will be met, 605
– – New treatment plants, upgrades expected to help mitigate Tijuana sewage discharges, 24

– Capacity improvements, China Guangdong provincial capital allocates $7B, 194
– Construction of system, European Comm'n issues final warning to Greece over noncompliance, 77
– Discharge trading, China

– – Hubei province launches exchange for chemical oxygen demand allotments, 332
– – Shanghai province launches exchange for chemical oxygen demand allotments, 373
– – Shenzhen city launches exchange for chemical oxygen demand allotments, 758

– Discharges into Mediterranean Sea, Spain receives final warning of infringement, 911
– Ganges River, India plans cleanup, seeks loans, 928
– HELCOM pollution hot spots, 4 sources downgraded, 492
– Industrial waste, Argentina indicts company officials for dumping into river, 785
– Infrastructure

See WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

– Insufficient treatment, European Comm'n issues final warning to Belgium over noncompliance, 590
– Lima Bay, Peru awards contract to construct and operate wastewater treatment plant, 189; government declares emergency delaying construction, cites erroneous contract process, 657; government signs contract, 744
– Management program, Poland says economic slowdown stalls projects required by EU, 403
– Matanza-Riachuelo River

– – Government missed cleanup deadlines, ombudsman says, 277
– – Public water company dumping raw sewage, ombudsman says, 188

– Methane capture, Brazil, In Brief, 610
– Odors, Chile water utility liable, In Brief, 412
– Performance standards, Canada developing regulations, 734
– Sewage discharges, United Kindgom spills result in European Comm'n filing case, 911
– Ship discharges, European Parliament endorses criminalization of pollution incidents, 400
– Supervision of employee camp inadequate, Alberta court fines energy company for release into Athabasca River, 319
– Tannery discharges into river, China orders fine, In Brief, 759
– Treatment standards and conditions, Brazil council resolution expected in 2010, 703
– Urban wastewater treatment

– – Brazil report cites untreated discharges as contributor to bad water quality, 323
– – EU, implementation variances exist between countries, Comm'n reports, 726
– – Italy, European Comm'n issues compliance deadline, 169; Comm'n issues first warning, 590

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

– Economic incentives, Peru stimulus package includes funding for projects, 57
– Improvements

– – Canada streamlines environmental review process for stimulus projects, 269
– – Colombia to spend $86M to improve services in coastal region, 100
– – EU budget through 2013 increases spending, 216
– – Japan launches $5B lending facility, 285
– – OECD head tells forum economic stimulus funds should be used for investments, 293
– – Poland steps up projects using EU funds, In Brief, 268

WATER POLLUTION

– Baltic Sea

See BALTIC SEA

– Boundary Waters Treaty centennial report, Canada-U.S., In Brief, 790
– Compensation, Russia methodology, In Brief, 496
– Coordination of programs, Sweden budgets for new authority in 2010, 916
– Environmental trends, Finland reports decreases in waste production, 170
– Floods, China, Chongqing plan, In Brief, 759
– Ganges River, India plans cleanup, seeks loans, 928
– Matanza-Riachuelo River basin

See RIVERS AND STREAMS

– Medellin River, Colombia receives record cleanup loan, 233
– Mining, South Africa considers harsher punishments, 987
– Oil spills

See OIL SPILLS

– Permits, Norway exempts certain companies from requirements, 918
– Polar bears threatened by contaminants, countries conclude, 293
– Releases of pollutants

– – Germany launches database to allow public access to information, 542
– – International treaty requires reporting for registers, takes effect in Oct., 675
– – NAFTA body releases data, 553

– Ship discharges

See SHIPS AND SHIPPING

– Streamlining of regulations, German cabinet approves bills to consolidate, simplify environmental rules, 221
– Wastewater treatment

See WASTEWATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

– Water quality, China notes progress in report, 564
– Watershed restoration in Panama, foreign aid, In Brief, 144

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

– Amazon region, Ecuadorian environmental damage suit against Chevron, lawyers prepare final written arguments, 408; Chevron presents new corruption allegations, 832; Chevron brings arbitration claim, 873; human rights advocate calls on Chevron to clean up polluted sites, 969
– Development, China seeks comments, In Brief, 758
– Drinkability, Brazil reports one-fifth of water supply undrinkable, 323
– Environmental trends, Italy water quality worsened in 2008, lobby group says, 223
– Lakes, Ontario improvements, 369
– Serrano River, Chile council approves secondary standard, 142

WATER RESOURCES

– Bathing water, EU water quality improvements, In Brief, 548
– Climate change

– – Chile

– – – Action plan includes adaptation measures, 25
– – – Reform to address impacts, 925

– – India drafts contingency plans to ease impact of delayed monsoon season on crops, 616
– – U.K., report says efficiency increases could help reduce GHG emissions, 691

– Conservation

– – Chile agreement with mining industry to reduce use in dry northern areas, 366
– – China

– – – Consumption, plans to reduce rate 45 percent by 2020, 193
– – – Inspections, Beijing will start for top water consuming businesses, 791
– – – Local government procurement, In Brief, 379
– – – Pricing, government to adopt stricter policy on use, 282
– – – Water shortages in Beijing, In Brief, 887

– – Mexico, capital city reservoirs low, stoppages planned, 317

– Demand, EU must control through pricing, reuse, report says, 257
– Drinking water

See DRINKING WATER

– Food security in Africa requires use of green technology, water harvesting, UNEP report says, 459
– Hydropower

See HYDROELECTRIC POWER

– Land subsidence, China city bans groundwater use after 2014, 415
– Management

– – China

– – – Beijing plans price increase, 415
– – – Protection of supplies critical amid pollution, shortage concerns, 329

– – China-Switzerland technical cooperation agreement, In Brief, 385
– – Colombia, permit dispute threatens Bogota water supply, In Brief, 451
– – OECD head tells forum economic stimulus funds should be used for investments, 293
– – Russia program, In Brief, 779

– Rivers and streams

See RIVERS AND STREAMS

– Use structure, Peru adopts law, 277
– Wastewater reuse

– – China, Beijing water shortage, In Brief, 887
– – ISO considers standards, In Brief, 581

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

– Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas, U.S. invites nations to establish, 362

WILDLIFE

See FISH AND WILDLIFE

WIND ENERGY

– Auctions, Brazil guidelines, In Brief, 510
– Capacity

– – China market booming, analysts say, 237
– – Japan, growth slows for second consecutive year, report says, 661
– – South Africa could add 300 megawatts to grid by 2012, study finds, 580

– Construction process simplification, Sweden, In Brief, 179
– Development

– – Argentina announces farm plans, report says country has potential to be leader in production, 506
– – Brazil coastal states agreement, In Brief, 610
– – Canada, Ontario proposes simplified project approval process, seeks consultation, 552
– – EU Parliament approves economic stimulus funding, 393; Comm'n seeks financial proposals, 435
– – European Investment Bank approves loan agreements for projects in Egypt, Cyprus, Ireland, 910
– – Italy project approvals, In Brief, 871
– – Poland, European bank finances wind farm project, 438
– – UK, London Array, In Brief, 441

– Economic stimulus package, Norway, In Brief, 650
– Mapping of Spain coast, In Brief, 360
– Market growth

– – EU, In Brief, 778
– – Germany, In Brief, 92

– Offshore turbines

– – Germany, North Sea farm goes online, In Brief, 732
– – Netherlands approves first license in 7 years, 89
– – UK studies bolster future, 86

– Purchase agreements, UK supermarket chain, In Brief, 17
– Tariffs, China standardizes feed-in tariffs, 747

WORKPLACE SAFETY

See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

WORLD BANK

– Carbon credits for forest maintenance, Indonesia applies to join program, 242
– Climate change

– – Colombia glaciers may succumb by 2030, report says, 187
– – Developing countries

– – – Adaptation could cost $100B annually, report says, 937
– – – Sea level rise, storm surge risks identified, 467

– – Latin America should do more to reduce GHG emissions, official says, 233
– – Loans for coal-fired power plants have contributed to increased GHG emissions, local health problems, report says, 629
– – Mexico receives $1.5B loan to support GHG emission reductions, 970
– – Mitigation funds face potential decline due to global economic situation, environment director says, 207
– – Tracking emissions, comments sought on investment portfolio efforts, 716

– Environmental management, Brazil receives $1.3B loan, 231
– Matanza-Riachuelo River cleanup loan, Argentina, In Brief, 562
– Sustainable development

– – Brazil receives $1.3B loan for environmental management, 231; additional funding, In Brief, 975
– – China environment may benefit from global financial crisis, report says, 285
– – Peru receives loan, 189

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)

– Climate change, intellectual property rights no barrier to dissemination of mitigation and abatement technology, director says, 672

WORLD WIDE WEB

See generally INTERNET