fish kills

Urgent concerns have been raised by communities in the Wassa district of Ghana over a possible cyanide spill at a nearby mine.According to a July 21 report by Public Agenda, the communities, who are supported by ³the concerned Farmers Association of Teberebie² and ³the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining² (WACAM), say the cyanide containment pond for Anglogold Ashanti¹s Iduapriem mine has overflowed, causing the highly poisonous chemical to leak into the local rivers and forest.

At the beginning of the summer, the Environmental Protection Agency predicted that 2007 would be an “average” year for water quality conditions in the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) spent the summer collecting reports from citizens, government officials and agencies, partner groups, and our own employees’ first-hand experience to determine just what an “average” year looks like. "Average" is looking pretty sad. Check out the photo album, too.