pollution
Environment Ministry: Air pollution rates up due to change in weather conditions
Egypt
October 10, 2014
Environment Ministry: Air pollution rates up due to change in weather conditions
Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy said that climatic factors like bad weather cause the air pollution that we feel at…
Climate change and water mismanagement parch Egypt
Environment
February 26, 2013
Climate change and water mismanagement parch Egypt
Climate change, a fast growing population, ill-designed infrastructure, high levels of pollution and lack of law enforcement have made Egypt…
Coal use set to surpass oil in a decade: IEA
Environment
December 18, 2012
Coal use set to surpass oil in a decade: IEA
PARIS — Coal is set to surpass oil as the world's top fuel within a decade, driven by growth in…
Oil spill approaches Sohag
Environment
October 30, 2012
Oil spill approaches Sohag
The Sohag Governorate has announced it had prepared large quantities of sponge and chaff to contain oil that spilled into…
How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck
Environment
September 23, 2012
How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck
Egypt’s capital spreads cement tentacles over what used to be extremely viable agricultural land, replacing it with rickety brick towers.…
Health minister: All water sources in Monufiya village are polluted
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Health minister: All water sources in Monufiya village are polluted
Laboratory tests show that all water sources in the village of Sansaft, Monufiya are polluted, said Health Minister Mohamed Mostafa…
More than a thousand poisoned by Monufiya’s polluted water
Egypt
August 21, 2012
More than a thousand poisoned by Monufiya’s polluted water
Monufiya Governor Ashraf Hilal has suspended local water station employees and the directors of the local health department after more…
Rural irrigation canals are afflicted by water shortages and contaminated water
Environment
August 13, 2012
Rural irrigation canals are afflicted by water shortages and contaminated water
After a month of severe water cuts, with little to no water running through the canals of Abu Sir and…
Health Ministry shuts down mineral water companies due to contamination
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Health Ministry shuts down mineral water companies due to contamination
The Health Ministry on Tuesday formally shut down seven mineral water companies after test results from random samples of groundwater…