Japan Govt./TEPCO Say Solution to Pollution is Dilution, as Plan to Dump Fukushima Wastewater to Pacific Moves Ahead

(EnviroNews World News) — Fukushima Prefecture, Japan — Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has formally endorsed a controversial plan by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) — the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant — to start dumping more than a million tons of radioactive wastewater from the…

Bernie Sanders Calls for Immediate Resignation of Gov. Snyder Over Flint Lead Poisoning Scandal

(EnviroNews World News) — Washington, D.C. — On the morning of Saturday, January 16, 2015, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders called for the immediate resignation of Governor Rick Snyder (R) of Michigan over the ongoing lead poisoning scandal in the town of Flint. The town’s water supply…