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4601. August 10, 2012 | Dayton Business Journal
Group names ‘Toxic 20’ states for pollution, USA
The Buckeye State was the second worst offender in the country in 2010 when it came to pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a new report... 4602. August 10, 2012 | TuscaloosaNews.com
EMA chief details response to 25 chemical spills, USA
The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency responded to 25 calls about chemical spills or releases in Tuscaloosa County in the past six months... 4603. August 10, 2012 | phys.org
Mercury pollution, still spreading, Environment
Humans have known about mercury’s toxicity since ancient times, when work in mines that extracted cinnabar — the blood-red, mercury-containing ore — was considered a death sentence... 4604. August 10, 2012 | Prague Monitor
Czech state to fund projects lowering pollution in Ostrava area, Czech Republic
Ostrava, North Moravia, Aug 10 (CTK) - The Czech Environment Ministry will give further five billion crowns from the EU funds to projects lowering emissions in the highly-polluted industrial area around Ostrava... 4605. August 10, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Antioxidants may reduce harm from air pollution, EHN
People who have asthma and COPD are more vulnerable to particulate air pollution if they have low levels of vitamin C in their blood, a study from London found. The results suggest a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may suppress some of the harmful effects of air pollution... 4606. August 10, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Launches Sustainable Development Network to Help Find Solutions to Global Problems, USA
New York, 9 August 2012 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new independent global network of research centres, universities and technical institutions to help find solutions... 4607. August 9, 2012 | CBS News
Diacetyl chemical in artificial butter popcorn linked to Alzheimer's plaque build-up, USA
An ingredient used in artificial butter flavoring for popcorn may worsen the effects of an abnormal brain protein that's been linked to Alzheimer's disease... 4608. August 9, 2012 | Deccan Herald / IANS
Remove Bhopal toxic waste in six months, orders SC, India
The Supreme Court Thursday gave six months to the central and the Madhya Pradesh governments to dispose of toxic waste lying in and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal for the past 28 years... 4609. August 9, 2012 | The Leaf Chronicle
Tennessee 11th on 'Toxic 20' states for air pollution, USA
Toxic air pollution from Tennessee’s power plants increased in 2010, putting the state among nation’s worst polluters, a national environmental group said Thursday... 4610. August 9, 2012 | Washington Business Journal
Virginia No. 12, Maryland No. 19 for toxic air pollution from power plants, USA
Virginia ranks 12th and Maryland ranks 19th on a list of the worst states for toxic air pollution from power plants, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council... 4611. August 9, 2012 | Environment Agency
Scarborough pollution kills 3,000 fish, UK
The Environment Agency is appealing for information, following a serious pollution incident leading to the death of almost 3,000 fish in Scarborough... 4612. August 9, 2012 | European Environment Agency (EEA)
Avoiding harmful ozone pollution this summer, EU
High summer temperatures combined with air pollution can cause ground-level ozone to form, which has serious effects on health, especially for older people or children, or those with asthma and other breathing problems... 4613. August 9, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Indigenous Peoples Day: Radio and Climate Change in the Andes, Kenya
Nairobi, 9 August 2012 - Rural indigenous communities in the southern Andean highlands of Peru's Cuzco and Apurímac regions have been hit hard by climate change... 4614. August 8, 2012 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘Very High’ At All 3 Roadside Stations, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three of its roadside-monitoring stations, according to the city’s Environmental Protection Department... 4615. August 8, 2012 | ABC News
EPA goes online with pollution list, Australia
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says it does not think an online index of environmental issues in communities will trigger any drop in real estate values in those areas... 4616. August 7, 2012 | donga.com
Tap water pollution, Korea
Staff at the Arisu tap water purification center in Seoul`s Amsa-dong neighborhood do work to purify tap water Monday... 4617. August 6, 2012 | University of Colorado
Earth Absorbs Carbon Pollution, USA
Despite sharp increases in carbon dioxide emissions by humans in recent decades that are warming the planet, Earth's vegetation and oceans continue to soak up about half of them, according to a surprising new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder... 4618. August 6, 2012 | Terra Daily
Cut emissions further or face risks of high air pollution, study shows, Belgium
Most of the world's population will be subject to degraded air quality in 2050 if man-made emissions continue as usual. In this 'business-as-usual' scenario, the average world citizen 40 years from now will experience similar air pollution to that of today's average East Asian citizen... 4619. August 5, 2012 | Xinhua
Toxic gas kills 4 in NW China landfill, China
YINCHUAN - The bodies of four workers were pulled from a well Saturday after the men were allegedly poisoned to death by a gas leak while working at a landfill in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region... 4620. August 5, 2012 | Al Jazeera English
Court case on water pollution in South Africa, South Africa
Residents in the South African town of Carolina are taking the local government to court after their water supply was polluted by run-off from nearby coal mines... 4621. August 5, 2012 | The Guardian
Air pollution: should it stop you exercising?, UK
Before the London Olympics, athletes were warned about the city's smog levels. And perhaps they're not the only ones who should worry... 4622. August 5, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Doctors: Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of motivation, say two doctors who visit them regularly... 4623. August 5, 2012 | TheState.com
Toxic threat brings hard times to Easy Street, USA
Drenching rains almost always meant one thing on Easy Street: The road became a watery playground for neighborhood children... 4624. August 5, 2012 | The Independent
Heatwave turns America's waterways into rivers of death, UK
The cruel summer heat-wave that continues to scorch agricultural crops across much of the United States and which is prompting comparisons with the severe droughts of the 1930s and 1950s is also leading to record-breaking water temperatures in rivers and streams... 4625. August 4, 2012 | The New Indian Express
More than 100 sickened in Peru toxic mining spill, Peru
More than 100 rural Peruvians have been sickened by the spill of a toxic copper concentrate produced at one of the Andean country's biggest mines, authorities said Friday...
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