Water shortage hits suburban Hanoi 22/05/2013, 09:45:58 AM (VNA)-A shortage of clean water has hit residents in many of Hanoi's suburban districts, leaving them no choice but to spend over the odds on water or resort to using stagnant pond water.

Air Pollution and Noise Pollution Increase Cardiovascular Risk 21/05/2013, 07:53:30 AM (Sciencedaily)-Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to German researchers who have conducted a large population study, in which both factors were considered simultaneously.

WB helps central province implement wastewater project 19/05/2013, 10:16:27 PM (VNA)-The southern central province of Quang Nam has started a sub-project funded by the World Bank (WB) which will collect, treat and dispose wastewater in Tam Ky city.

Green city turns grey 17/05/2013, 08:11:55 PM (Nld, dtinews)-The trees that have earned Da Lat City the name 'city of a thousand pines' have been fast disappearing under the strains of urbanisation.

Hue to celebrate Environment Day 16/05/2013, 12:32:21 PM (VNA)-Vietnam plans to celebrate this year's World Environment Day, themed "Think.Eat.Save", in Hue City , the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on June 5.

Cleaning up the capital city 16/05/2013, 07:34:25 AM (VNA)-The capital city plans to construct 39 waste treatment plants for urban areas with an expected capacity of 1.8 million cubic metres per day by 2030, stretching to nearly 2.5 million cubic metres per day by 2050.

Natural landscapes devastated by tourism overexploitation 15/05/2013, 05:01:26 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The industrial production has poisoned natural landscapes with the pollution.

Kids taught environment protection through puppetry 15/05/2013, 05:00:09 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-The children in Hanoi on May 13 enjoyed a water puppetry show, with content that educates students about protecting biodiversity and water resources.

The environmental consequences of Britain leaving the EU would be huge 15/05/2013, 06:36:07 AM (Guardian)-The UK's membership of the European Union has rocketed up the political agenda in recent weeks, but if Lord Lawson and Nigel Farage get their way, a go-it-alone Britain would be far from green and pleasant.

Master plan to tackle river pollution 13/05/2013, 08:28:23 PM (Dtinews)-The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for the building of an extensive drainage and waste water treatment system in residential areas and industrial parks in the Nhue-Day river basin by 2030.

Air Pollution Increases Risk of Insulin Resistance in Children 12/05/2013, 09:47:58 PM (Sciencedaily)-New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children. The research is published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and is by Elisabeth Thiering and Joachim Heinrich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany, and colleagues.

Industrial wastewater fee to hike from July 11/05/2013, 09:24:19 PM (VietNamNet Bridge)-A new Decree drawn by the Ministry of Environment will take effect from July 1 in which industrial wastewater fee will hike by ten times, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment.

Project to phase out ozone-depleting substances launched 11/05/2013, 06:17:27 AM (VNA)-The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in conjunction with the World Bank, held a seminar to launch a project on phasing out Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – ozone-depleting substances – in the 2013-15 period.

More sewage treatment plants planned for Nhue-Day river basin 11/05/2013, 06:16:48 AM (VNA)-Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for drainage and wastewater treatment development in residential areas and industrial zones in the Nhue-Day river basin through 2030, which provides for 24 new sewage treatment plants to be constructed.

24 sewage treatment facilities planned for Nhue-Day river basin 09/05/2013, 11:40:59 AM (Nhandan)-Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan for drainage and wastewater treatment development in residential areas and industrial zones in the Nhue-Day river basin through 2030, which provides for 24 new sewage treatment plants to be constructed.