Dead head – says BP - Allen says it's moving

It’s all over except for the cleanup is what BP officials are saying. Everyone hopes that is the case. The cleanup process and mitigation of environmental and economic damage will continue well into the future....

Libby Montana to get $130 million asbestos cleanup grant

The town of Libby Montana is getting a $130 million asbestos cleanup grant from the U.S Government after over 200 people have died from asbestos contamination in this area of northwestern Montana. The Environmental...

Rescuers Return to Ike-Ravaged Areas

Once the storm passes, those caught in Hurrican Ike's path from Galveston to Houston must now deal with the aftermath. Cleanup and rescue efforts are hampered by severe flooding as rescue workers race to aid those...

Guarded Tour de France armed against doping

For the second year in a row the Tour will start without the previous year's winner in the peleton. Once again the specter of doping hangs over one of the oldest sporting events in the world. To add to the spice...

Midwest flooding cleanup begins

The Mississippi River appears to have crested in Northern Missouri, but many communities are still threatened downstream. Water contamination is a serious concern, and many are getting shots for hepatitis and...

Cat-lover dies, leaves behind 30 felines to fend for themselves

This is a weird story. Apparently a cat enthusiast left behind 30 felines to fend for themselves when she died at least four years ago.  They were discovered last week in the woman's now smelly,...

Storm wreaks havoc in California, Nevada, Colorado

The west coast was hit hard by heavy storms this past weekend  both up north in Canada and below south in the western US states. " Thousands of customers had been blacked out in three states and many of...

Toronto Storm cleanup underway

Once the snow stops falling the hard work starts...cleaning it up. "The biggest snow-removal challenge since 1999 is underway, with most of the major roads in the GTA being cleared for the start of Monday’s rush...

U.S., Canada weigh Great Lakes cleanup

When I was a kid growing up in Southern Ontario I was always amazed that we we're allowed to swim in a lake as big as Lake Ontario because of the pollution.  What kind of society can poison a body of water...

Children as young as six help Keep Wales Tidy beach cleanup

"Keep Wales Tidy and the Sandfields East & Aberavon Renewal Area held a beach cleanup last Saturday and had a great deal of help from young and old volunteers. The youngest volunteer was Joseph Piretti, aged 6, who enjoyed himself very much, regardless that the weather...

Advocates Say Illegal Workers Suffer After 9/11 Cleanup

ose Moncada watched the World Trade Center towers tumble, and, like so many Americans, felt a patriotic urge to help rescue survivors and rebuild after Sept. 11. "It was my time to put my hand on my heart,"...

Oil Spill Assessment Aircraft Assured Safety Over Lebanon

"Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra has assured safe passage for United Nations helicopters seeking to determine the extent of the enormous oil spill that has fouled some 150 kilometers of Lebanese and...

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