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Horizon development flooded again leading to contamination of marina

Once again on the current 39ft spring tides, the sea is entering the polluted Waterfront sites and flushing out large amounts of thick leachate into the Elizabeth Marina. To see all the Horizon posts together, click here. Sediment settles onto

Increasing population and environmental effects

Sea lettuce in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey - SOS Jersey

The official population of Jersey is now 104,200 – and we don’t know how many are here unofficially. This, of course, has an effect on our environment. In terms of our SOSJ remit, we’ll briefly outline our concerns as to

Esplanade Development – Deep Drilling Commences

Jersey. Esplanade Development ~ deep drilling starts. Notice asbestos decontamination unit to top of pic

DAY 41- DEEP DRILLING STARTS — Sample results still awaited — Load refused at La Collette due to asbestos contamination — Dust monitoring on site is now running – ‘only 2 high readings so far’ — Dust monitors for public

SOSJ to meet Environmental Regulator

Tomorrow morning, three members of the SOSJ team are to meet the Environment Regulator, Dr Tim du Feu with other members of his team. This follows a request made by our committee after recent concerns about pollution and excessive nitrates

Eye Witness Report on Pollution events at the construction of the ‘Energy from Waste’ Plant at La Collette – 28 April 2009

Below follows a short extract from a description of events that took place between the end of April and early May 2009 provided by the Project Manager’s Representative (Babtie Fichtner) followed by a series of photographs taken by him on