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Government is working with Belco to address a range of complaints about the energy plant, it was revealed yesterday. Geoff Smith, an environmental engineer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, wrote in the latest edition of the E...

Tests will be carried out on emissions at Belco’s North Power Station by the main contractor for the construction of the plant, it was announced yesterday. Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor, a Danish-based firm, will conduct assessments this ...

Belco issued the following statement in response to complaints from neighbours about emissions: Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO or the Company) today responded to comments on plant emissions that have been affecting the surrounding neig...

Pembroke Central MP Jason Hayward issued the following statement regarding ongoing complaints about pollution from Belco: Over the last two weeks, I have attended three separate community meetings organized by residents who have concerns regarding t...

Pollution levels around the Belco power station are to be monitored by environmental officials after complaints from residents in the area. The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources said a mobile air-quality monitoring station, bought by ...

Measures designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 resulted in cleaner air, an environmental study has found. Drew Pettit, the director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the department recorded a “noticeable improvement” in a...

Amendments to help Bermuda respond as fast as possible to marine pollution incidents were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act would allow him to gi...

“Plastic, a material invented to last for ever, can no longer be used to make products intended to be thrown away. There is no away.” The excessive production, usage and disposal of plastic materials has serious consequences for the environment. Eve...

Shocked beachgoers yesterday found a beach beauty spot blighted by a burnt-out bonfire loaded with nails and broken glass. But rugby players from South Africa’s Classic Springboks team in the World Rugby Classic pitched in to clean up Jobson’s Cove, ...

Balls of grease and human waste have washed up on at least two beaches along South Shore. “Sewage balls”, also known as “grease balls”, were spotted along Elbow Beach and Grape Bay Beach, both in Paget, early this week. It is the first time since Apr...

Dear Sir, Why do people use Ferry Reach as a trash heap? It is getting worse and worse, as if people are emptying their cars as they drive along. It is ugly, totally unnecessary and very bad for tourism. We need stronger legislation for littering, wi...

Electric-powered cars are all the rage in Bermuda — but the first vehicle of the type was introduced to the island more than 20 years ago. Lawyer Jeffrey Elkinson bought a test vehicle in 1995 and six years later businessman Tom McFarlane set up the ...