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3876. December 11, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Risk of birth defects higher when pregnant women exposed to solvents at work, EHN
A study of pregnant women in France found that on-the-job exposure to chemical solvents during pregnancy increased the risk of certain types of birth defects. Mothers with more exposure were 4 to 12 times more likely to have babies with oral clefts than mothers with less exposure... 3877. December 11, 2012 | The Nation
Factories causing air pollution in twin cities, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to check increasing air pollution in twin cities of Islamabad Rawalpindi caused by the steel and marble factories set up in the nearby industrial areas... 3878. December 11, 2012 | Brisbane Time | AAP
Fire tears through northside warehouse, Australia
Thousands of litres of water have been contaminated by oil in the wake of an oil holding facility fire in north Brisbane, with firefighters working to make sure it does not get into nearby creeks or rivers... 3879. December 10, 2012 | bdpost.co.uk
London Assembly probes air pollution deaths in Barking and Dagenham, UK
Environment chiefs today urged London boroughs to improve air quality after figures showed more than 4,000 deaths could be attributed to pollution in the capital... 3880. December 10, 2012 | CBC News
Contractor hurt in chemical spill at Prince Albert water treatment plant, Canada
A contractor was hurt following a leak of a corrosive chemical at the Prince Albert water treatment plant Monday. The city's water supply was never in danger, according to authorities... 3881. December 10, 2012 | North Shore Outlook
Toxic Waste Found At Armagh Fuel Plant, UK
Over twenty tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a farm in County Armagh after a diesel laundering plant was discovered... 3882. December 10, 2012 | BBC
Illegal fuel plant found in Cullyhanna, County Armagh, UK
More than 20 tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a farm in County Armagh following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant... 3883. December 10, 2012 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks parents, teachers take on air pollution fight Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Alaska
FAIRBANKS — After weeks of poor air quality in parts of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, parents and teachers are beginning to take it upon themselves to fight air pollution... 3884. December 10, 2012 | Xinhua | China.org.in
7 prosecuted over S. China river pollution, China
Seven people have been prosecuted over industrial waste discharges that polluted a river in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region earlier this year, local officials said Monday... 3885. December 10, 2012 | TNN | Time of India (TOI)
Chandrapur faces threat of groundwater pollution, India
CHANDRAPUR : Chandrapur, already infamous for air pollution, is now faced with the serious threat of pollution from below the grounds... 3886. December 10, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Most doctors don't warn pregnant patients about environmental risks, USA
SAN FRANCISCO – When Dr. Darragh Flynn sits down with her pregnant patients, she preaches healthy habits: Don’t smoke or drink, eat nutritious foods and take vitamins... 3887. December 9, 2012 | ContraCostaTimes.com
EPA finishes hauling off contaminated soil on Barstow residential property, USA
BARSTOW - After removing 98 truckloads of perchlorate-contaminated soil, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday purged a 5-acre parcel of residential property of a pollution source, which for a brief period in 2010 halted the drinking use of this city's water supply... 3888. December 9, 2012 | Mail Online
Diesel sales surge in Delhi as drivers defy price hike, UK
Despite a straight hike of Rs5 in diesel prices earlier this year, consumption of diesel in Delhi surged by 15 per cent in 2011-12, reflecting the soaring number of diesel vehicles on the Capital's roads.. 3889. December 9, 2012 | The Denver Post
Drilling spills reaching Colorado groundwater; state mulls test rules, USA
Oil and gas have contaminated groundwater in 17 percent of the 2,078 spills and slow releases that companies reported to state regulators over the past five years, state data show... 3890. December 9, 2012 | NYTime.com
Grappling With Italian Steel Plant That Provides and Pollutes, Italy
TARANTO, Italy — Every morning, Graziella Lumino cleans the black soot from her kitchen window, which looks out on the hulking Ilva steel plant where her husband, Giuseppe Corisi, worked for 30 years... 3891. December 9, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Doha Climate Conference Opens Gateway to Greater Ambition and Action on Climate Change, Qatar
Countries have successfully launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, agreed a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015 and agreed a path to raise necessary ambition to respond to climate change... 3892. December 8, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
4 people sickened after dog vomits toxic chemical, USA
EDWARDS, Colo. — Four people at an Edwards veterinary clinic were hospitalized after a dog that ingested what was likely rat poison vomited, filling the clinic with toxic fumes... 3893. December 8, 2012 | ContraCostaTimes.com
Santa Susana Field Lab activists divided over how clean Rocketdyne site should be, USA
After two decades of fighting to clean up the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site, longtime activists say their efforts are being subverted by a Boeing-backed effort to recruit new community voices... 3894. December 7, 2012 | Proactiveinvestors (AU)
China looks to reduce air pollution, China
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection said it will spend $56 billion (350 billion yuan) to reduce air pollution in major cities... 3895. December 7, 2012 | DHNS
Toxic fumes from Malur metal factory killing cattle: Farmers, INdia
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha taluk unit on Friday staged a protest outside the Chloride Alloys India Private Limited plant near Seethanayakanahalli, alleging the death of a cow after breathing the toxic air emanating from the plant... 3896. December 7, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Establishes New Body to Advance Environmental Law, Justice and Governance, USA
The World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability saw representatives of over 60 countries calling for the creation of an international network to support efforts to achieve sustainability through stronger legal responses to environmental pressures... 3897. December 7, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Executive Director Receives Top German Sustainability Award, Germa
Dusseldorf, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, received Friday a top German honorary award for his distinguished efforts to protect the global environment... 3898. December 6, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Asia air pollution deaths to rise: environment group, Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) - Air pollution in Asia, which already kills at least 800,000 people each year, will likely lead to even higher death rates as the region's air quality worsens, an environmental group warned Wednesday... 3899. December 6, 2012 | The Gulf Today
Dangerous level of pollution hits Tehran, Iran
TEHRAN: Residents of Tehran were on Wednesday urged to leave the city, if possible, to escape a stagnant stew of choking air pollution that officials warned had reached “dangerous” levels... 3900. December 6, 2012 | The Gulf Today
Green group fears higher air pollution deaths in Asia, Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Air pollution in Asia, which already kills at least 800,000 people each year, will likely lead to even higher death rates as the region’s air quality worsens, an environmental group warned on Wednesday...
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