David Plunkett Black , BEM (Edinburgh) -For services to the Control of River Pollution in Scotland.

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Occidental Petroleum, for example, is involved in a major human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit regarding the pollution of indigenous land and the Amazon River.

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These folk become both victims and perpetrators of the sacred river's pollution.

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The effects of nutrient pollution are increasingly apparent throughout the Mississippi River basin.

ECONOMIST: Nutrient pollution

The pollution will almost certainly have altered the ecology of the river, shifting the balance of plantlife in the Thames.

BBC: Thames archive reveals long nitrate rise

The river was nearby, clear and free of all pollution, and petrol was easy to obtain, in unlimited quantities, from the filling stations and parked cars.

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The accord sets up a scientific committee composed of experts from both nations which will monitor the pollution levels in the River Uruguay and within the mill.

BBC: Paper mill in Uruguay - file photo

The Beijing News backs a proposal by the capital's mayor to follow the example of the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions and set up a joint air pollution control system between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

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Indigenous groups in the Pastaza River basin near the Ecuador border have been complaining for years about the pollution and the failure of successive governments to address it.

NPR: Peru Declares Amazon Oil Contamination Emergency

This river and rain runoff, combined with strong onshore winds, has led to high levels of sea pollution.

BBC: Where to go while Biarritz battles beach pollution