Parliamentary question Carter Ruck and Trafigura want banned

Britain’s most notorious libel lawyers have succeeded in banning a top UK newspaper from reporting a question both they and the government find extremely embarrassing. But here The-Latest prints the...

Consumer Pressure Cripples Artificial Growth Hormone Use In Milk

Think your food is the same as 50 years ago?  That cow's milk is the next best thing for babies?  Think again.  There has been some quiet tinkering with milk production in the United States. ...

China's interests in Tibet

State of Tibet's environment: For those who are just beginning to explore the situation in Tibet, this report from the Government of Tibet in Exile, is a 'must read'. I also wish to recommend a beautiful and informative film, following "the story of a Mongolian family of...

Death by Dust

"It was October 6, 2004, three years after Ernie Vallebuona's three-month stint as a rescue and recovery worker at ground zero in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, and he was hunched over and trembling,...

Another Victory Against a Landfill in New Orleans East Community

Following up on the see-saw struggle of the New Orleans East Community against the city's attempt to make it the illegal massive dumpsite for hundreds of millions of pounds of (still festering) hurricane debris: The predominantly Vietnamese community in New Orleans East...

Jelly sparks toxic waste alert

"A pile of jelly left by a road in Germany caused a major security alert after it was mistaken for toxic waste."

Thousands Evacuated in North Carolina: Hazardous gas, fire

"More than half of the town of Apex, about 17,500 people, fled their homes Thursday night and early Friday after a chemical fire spewed a toxic cloud across the town, southwest of Raleigh."

Abidjan Youth Angry Over Toxic Waste

"Youths angered by a toxic waste scandal in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan have rioted, beating up a minister and burning an official's home. "

Casualties of War: Lebanon's Trees, Air and Sea

"As Israel continues the bombing campaign that has turned parts of Lebanon into rubble, environmentalists are warning of widespread and lasting damage.Spilled and burning oil, along with forest fires, toxic waste...

UPDATE: New Orleans East Landfill - State & Company To Continue Dumping Despi...

Follow-up story to original VIDEO & stories Np! 50266 & Np! 52613: "NO DUMPING!: 12 Billion tons of Waste to Be Dumped in Illegal Landfill in New Orleans East Vietnamese Community" & "Landfill Testing Called a...

Signs of Environmental Hazards Dampen Katrina Homecoming

City officials urging residents to repopulate select parts of New Orleans know little about the storm’s ecological impact, leading critics to question the sensibility and motives of the effort.

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