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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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3026. September 27, 2013 | newsleader.com
Toxic metal 'will be with us forever', USA
WAYNESBORO — Between 1929 and 1950, DuPont was using mercury in their plant. Nearly 25 years later in 1976, after the Clean Water Act was passed, experts discovered mercury had been polluting the South River... 3027. September 27, 2013 | Phys.org
Minamata convention treaty seeks to reduce mercury pollution
More than 140 nations recently agreed to a legally binding treaty on reductions in human uses and releases of mercury that will be signed in October of this year... 3028. September 27, 2013 | The Santa Barbara Independent
Parents Claim Wrong Pesticide at Schools Made Kids Sick, USA
During the public-comment portion of Tuesday’s Santa Barbara Unified School District board meeting, two parents claimed that several students and staff experienced headaches, nausea, malaise, and inability to concentrate after smelling a strong sulfur- or garlic-like odor in several classrooms at La Colina Junior High School on September 17... 3029. September 27, 2013 | IPS
CO2 Reshaping the Planet, Meta-Analysis Confirms, France
NANTES, France, Greenland will eventually truly become green as most of its massive ice sheet is destined to melt, the authoritative U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported Friday... 3030. September 27, 2013 | IPS
U.S. Projects 17-Percent Emissions Cut by 2020, USA
WASHINGTON, The United States has formally told the United Nations that it is on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 17-percent by the end of the decade, assuming that currently proposed regulations are implemented... 3031. September 27, 2013 | Climate Center
The 5 Most Sobering Charts from the IPCC Climate Report,
The first installment in the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest scientific assessment on climate science came out on Friday, and it’s loaded with dense terminology, expressions of uncertainty, and nearly impenetrable graphics... 3032. September 27, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
IPCC confirms that human activity will further warm the Earth, with dramatic effects on weather, sea-levels and the Arctic, Sweden
The new report further states that greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would induce changes in the oceans, ice caps, glaciers, the biosphere, and other components of the climate system... 3033. September 26, 2013 | latimes.com
California to review toxic substances in consumer products, USA
SACRAMENTO — Hundreds of items found on supermarket shelves, such as shampoos, cleaning supplies, cosmetics and food packaging, could get chemical makeovers under new rules being put in force by California... 3034. September 26, 2013 | CNTV English
Beijing unveils 5-year plan contains 84 measures to tackle pollution, China
Beijing has unveiled a five-year plan to improve air quality, which includes measures such as cutting coal consumption and vehicle emissions and promoting clean energy use... 3035. September 26, 2013 | TODAY'S ZAMAN
Light pollution hazard to ecology and human health, Turkey
Light pollution in cities is a growing threat to the environment and ecology in addition to the well-being of urban residents, according to experts who spoke at a major symposium on the subject on Sept. 24... 3036. September 26, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World leaders renew commitment to anti-poverty targets, agree to adopt new development Goals at 2015 Summit, USA
Countries are set to adopt a new set of Goals that will balance the three elements of sustainable development - providing economic transformation and opportunity to lift people out of poverty, advancing social justice and protecting the environment... 3037. September 25, 2013 | MiamiHerald.com
Miami workers scramble to test toxic soil in 112 parks, USA
A day after Miami announced it would begin testing soil at all its parks, workers scrambled to install a fence around the latest park to be tagged for contaminated soil... 3038. September 25, 2013 | burlingtonfreepress.com
Used electronics: opportunity or toxic waste?, UK
Robin Ingenthron has built an e-waste empire in Middlebury, processing about 13 million pounds yearly of discarded computers, televisions, stereos and miscellaneous electronic equipment in one of the largest operations in New England... 3039. September 25, 2013 | The Japan Times
Killer Sao Paulo pollution highlighted, Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO – Air pollution kills more people annually than road accidents in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city and host of the opening game of the 2014 World Cup, a study found... 3040. September 24, 2013 | elpais.com
Reservoir filled with toxic waste left abandoned on the River Guadarrama, Spain
Around 300,000 cubic meters of mud contaminated with metals and organic material is currently lying at the bottom of the Aulencia reservoir, which is located in the Curso Medio Regional Park on the River Guadarrama, to the west of the city of Madrid. And for six years now, a clean-up operation has been pending... 3041. September 24, 2013 | PRNewswire
62 NGOs from 40 countries urge Dentsply: Stop toxic trade in dental amalgam, USA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a treaty on mercury to be signed next month, concern is growing that toxic mercury fillings will be dumped into Africa, South Asia, and Latin America... 3042. September 24, 2013 | Xinhua
Beijing to invest heavily to treat air pollution, China
BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will invest nearly 1 trillion yuan (162.6 billion U.S. dollars) to treat air pollution in the next five years, a senior municipal environmental official said on Tuesday... 3043. September 24, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
IPCC starts meeting to finalize Working Group I report, Sweden
The report builds on the four previous assessment reports produced by the IPCC since it was established in 1988, incorporating the scientific literature published since the last assessment report in 2007.... 3044. September 23, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Statement by the UN Secretary-General Regarding the Terrorist Attack in Nairobi, Kenya
New York, 22 September 2013 - I condemn in the strongest terms yesterday's terrorist attack at Nairobi's Westgate Mall. This premeditated act, targeting defenceless civilians, is totally reprehensible. The perpetrators must be brought to justice as soon as possible... 3045. September 22, 2013 | SFGate
Pollution rule hurts coal, helps other sources, USA
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2006 file photo, a coal train travels in northeast Wyoming near Gillette. Tough new limits on the amount of heat-trapping emissions new power plants can emit proposed by the Obama administration... 3046. September 22, 2013 | Herald Scotland
Revealed: Scotland's worst polluters, Scotland
A record number of Scottish industrial sites have been officially condemned for their "poor" or "very poor" performances in failing to control pollution... 3047. September 22, 2013 | The Asahi Shimbun
Scientists: Drifting Styrofoam a toxic soup for world's oceans, Japan
The world's oceans, awash with drifting Styrofoam packaging, may be facing unprecedented peril, scientists warn... 3048. September 22, 2013 | latimes.com
Chemical odor, kids' nosebleeds, few answers in South L.A. neighborhood, USA
An oil pumping operation in South L.A., newly ramped up after years of dormancy, has neighbors worried despite officials' assurances... 3049. September 21, 2013 | The Seattle Times
Hundreds gather in Seattle in opposition to coal, oil exports, USA
Climate-change activist and author Bill McKibben and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn headlined a Saturday demonstration against coal and oil exports... 3050. September 21, 2013 | SFGate
Pesticides' effect on generations of field-workers, USA
Salinas -- On a recent morning, the sun streamed through the doorway of Emelia Gonzalez's cozy store and onto rows of peaches, onions and tomatoes...
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