The town of
Picher, Oklahoma in the United States is depopulated due to environment and health problems from mining operations.
February
The
2009 USS Port Royal grounding of the United States Navy
guided missile cruiserPort Royal occurred off
Oahu,
Hawaii. In the incident, the ship ran aground on a
coral reef, damaging and necessitating repairs to both the ship and the reef. The incident received wide press coverage in Hawaii, at least in part because of the damage caused to a sensitive coral environment.
The memorandum on a
Common External Power Supply is signed to reduce the environmental impact of mobile phone chargers. It was sponsored by the European Union.
The town of
Picher, Oklahoma in the United States is depopulated due to environment and health problems from mining operations.
February
The
2009 USS Port Royal grounding of the United States Navy
guided missile cruiserPort Royal occurred off
Oahu,
Hawaii. In the incident, the ship ran aground on a
coral reef, damaging and necessitating repairs to both the ship and the reef. The incident received wide press coverage in Hawaii, at least in part because of the damage caused to a sensitive coral environment.
The memorandum on a
Common External Power Supply is signed to reduce the environmental impact of mobile phone chargers. It was sponsored by the European Union.