More than 20 years ago, Udupi Power Corporation Ltd received permission to build a 1200 MW coal-fired power plant near the coast of Karnataka, without a public hearing and with an environmental impact assessment (EIA) that placed the plant 100 kilometers from its actual location! The plant began operating in 2010 and poses serious threats to human health and ecology.
More than 20 years ago, Udupi Power Corporation Ltd received permission to build a 1200 MW coal-fired power plant near the coast of Karnataka, without a public hearing and with an environmental impact assessment (EIA) that placed the plant 100 kilometers from its actual location! The plant began operating in 2010 and poses serious threats to human health and ecology.
Tackling coal-fired power plants and other polluters in India is a serious challenge. According to recent rankings, nine of the 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India.
Tackling coal-fired power plants and other polluters in India is a serious challenge. According to recent rankings, nine of the 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India.
India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has mandated that new coal-fired power plants must comply with "Human Health and Environment" criteria as part of the environmental clearance process. This includes baseline community health assessments and periodic health monitoring.
India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has mandated that new coal-fired power plants must comply with "Human Health and Environment" criteria as part of the environmental clearance process. This includes baseline community health assessments and periodic health monitoring.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." This proved true in last week's victory, after 15 years, for nearly 600 former workers exposed to toxic mercury at a now-closed Unilever thermometer factory in Tamil Nadu, India.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." This proved true in last week's victory, after 15 years, for nearly 600 former workers exposed to toxic mercury at a now-closed Unilever thermometer factory in Tamil Nadu, India.
ELAW eBulletin 10 Years Later Ten years ago, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 225,000 people in 14 countries lost their lives. ELAW Staff Scientist Heidi Weiskel reflects on that disaster in a Guest Viewpoint in today's Register-Guard.
ELAW eBulletin 10 Years Later Ten years ago, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami. More than 225,000 people in 14 countries lost their lives. ELAW Staff Scientist Heidi Weiskel reflects on that disaster in a Guest Viewpoint in today's Register-Guard.
ELAW Bulletin "Ultra Mega" is the term for 12 new super-sized coal-fired power plants proposed to meet India's energy needs. Communities near Cheyyur Lagoon are concerned about plans for an Ultra Mega coal-fired power plant.
ELAW Bulletin "Ultra Mega" is the term for 12 new super-sized coal-fired power plants proposed to meet India's energy needs. Communities near Cheyyur Lagoon are concerned about plans for an Ultra Mega coal-fired power plant.
ELAW advocates in southern India have helped defuse an environmental time bomb. Tons of mercury waste from broken thermometers at the India site found its way to a dirt lot in a neighborhood near the factory. Local environmental authorities ordered the
ELAW advocates in southern India have helped defuse an environmental time bomb. Tons of mercury waste from broken thermometers at the India site found its way to a dirt lot in a neighborhood near the factory. Local environmental authorities ordered the
The December earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered massive tsunamis that devastated coastal areas of South and Southeast Asia. In Indonesia`s remote Aceh province, more than 90,000 died and many more are missing, injured, an
The December earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered massive tsunamis that devastated coastal areas of South and Southeast Asia. In Indonesia`s remote Aceh province, more than 90,000 died and many more are missing, injured, an
