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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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4876. June 11, 2012 | InsideClimate News
2010 Oil Spill in Michigan Far Larger Than Official Estimates, Evidence Shows, USA
Documents from the federal investigation into the largest spill of diluted bitumen in U.S. history point to the need for a more accurate accounting... 4877. June 11, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Arsenic fear stalks Kolkata Municipal Corporation's tubewell plans in Jadavpur, India
KOLKATA: In a bid to eradicate water scarcity in parts of Jadavpur, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to dig a number of deep tubewells. .. 4878. June 11, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News
Global Approach To Chemical Regulations A Worthy, But Difficult Goal, USA
Implementing chemical regulations that protect human health and the environment is an expensive and complex exercise. Industry groups and regulators agree that sharing chemical safety data and software around the world would save hundreds of millions of dollars annually... 4879. June 11, 2012 | ABC News
Greenhouse gases largely to blame for warming oceans: scientists, Australia
A new US-led study, featuring research by Tasmanian scientists, has concluded that warming ocean temperatures over the past 50 years are largely a man-made phenomenon... 4880. June 11, 2012 | The Independent
50 years on and the DDT debates continue, UK
Rachel Carson would roll in her grave to hear the accusations aimed at her legacy. A marine biologist by profession, Carson was also a lyrical writer whose early hymns to ocean life (The Sea Around Us, The Edge of the Sea) emphasized the interconnectedness of man and nature... 4881. June 11, 2012 | Mail Online
Poisoned by plastic: Chemicals in water bottles and food packaging have been linked to infertility and birth defects. Scaremongering, or the truth?, UK
When Juliette Scarfe invites you to potter about the kitchen of her home in South London, you fail to notice anything odd at first - and then it dawns on you. It is a completely plastic-free zone... 4882. June 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Renewable Energy Investment Powers to Record $257 Billion, Kenya
Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Sector's maturation recalls early days of auto industry; Huge gains for solar and investment surge in US drive global growth in 2011... 4883. June 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Top Music Stars Lend Their Voices to Rio+20 Album, Kenya
Nairobi, 11 June 2012 - With just over one week before world governments meet in Brazil for the Rio+20 summit, some of the biggest names in music have been united on a new album, which puts the message of sustainability into song... 4884. June 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Green Economy Focus of Rio+20 Media Briefing in Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, 8 June 2012 - The links between the green economy, food security, ecological health and social equity took centre stage at a media roundtable event on the Rio+20 summit held on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya... 4885. June 10, 2012 | Deccan Herald
4,000 containers needed to remove Bhopal’s toxic waste, India
A German firm selected to remove toxic waste from the Bhopal gas leak site said that it would require over 4,000 special containers approved by the United Nations as well as trained experts for the job... 4886. June 10, 2012 | latimes.com
TSA scanners pose negligible risk to passengers, new test shows, USA
Full-body scanners used for security screening at the nation’s airports do not expose passengers to dangerous levels of radiation, according to a new independent analysis of the security devices... 4887. June 10, 2012 | NYTime.com
N.R.C. Nomination Shines Spotlight on Waste-Disposal Issue, USA
WASHINGTON — When the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meets on Wednesday to consider President Obama’s choice to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, three themes are likely to dominate the questioning: waste, waste and earthquakes... 4888. June 10, 2012 | Reuters
China emissions study suggests climate change could be faster than thought, China
China's carbon emissions could be nearly 20 percent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be even faster than currently predicted... 4889. June 9, 2012 | The Peninsula
Bhopal toxic waste to be disposed in Germany, India
New Delhi: The Indian government yesterday approved a proposal for a German environmental agency to dispose of over 350 tonnes of waste produced by the Bhopal factory where a gas leak killed thousands in 1984... 4890. June 9, 2012 | cyprus-mail.com
Toxic substance found during works in Larnaca, Cyprus
THE FIRE services yesterday destroyed what remained of an unidentified - possibly toxic - compound, discovered during excavation works for Larnaca’s sewage system... 4891. June 9, 2012 | The Nation
Commission to investigate pollution in River Ravi, Pakistan
LAHORE - The Green Bench of the Lahore High Court Friday formed a five-member commission to probe causes and seriousness of the pollution problem in the Ravi River... 4892. June 9, 2012 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
State takes aim at mercury pollution, USA
Could the construction of power plants in Shanghai make it less safe to eat fish caught in the Everglades? A plan to limit mercury pollution in Florida's rivers, lakes and coastal waters faces a significant impediment... 4893. June 8, 2012 | The West Australian
Uranium mine tailings leave an enduring toxic legacy, Australia
The Environmental Protection Authority’s approval of a uranium mine in Wiluna should concern all West Australians. This is no longer a theoretical discussion. Research shows a serious risk that uranium mining will cause long-term harm to WA communities.00 4894. June 8, 2012 | This Is Gloucestershire
Residents fear more toxic waste, UK
RESIDENTS living near a toxic waste dump fear residue from a new incinerator in the county will be taken to their doorstep... 4895. June 8, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
On World Oceans Day, Ban Urges Countries to Protect Marine Environment, UN
8 June 2012 ? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday urged countries to boost their efforts to protect the world’s oceans, which are threatened by overfishing, toxic waste, and climate change... 4896. June 7, 2012 | The Globe and Mail
China upset about embassies issuing air-pollution readings, China
A senior Chinese official demanded on Tuesday that foreign embassies stop issuing air-pollution readings, saying it was against the law and diplomatic conventions. It was a pointed criticism of a closely watched U.S. embassy index... 4897. June 7, 2012 | BBC
Kitchen pollution 'higher than government air quality guidelines', UK
Pollution levels in some kitchens could be three times higher than outdoors in a busy city centre, a study has found... 4898. June 6, 2012 | Ynetnews
3 major cities declared pollution-stricken, Israel
Green groups fed up with gov't municipalities flouting of Clean Air Law; label Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa as 'air pollution-stricken'... 4899. June 6, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Remains on Unsustainable Track Despite Hundreds of Internationally Agreed Goals and Objectives, Brazil
Rio, 6 June 2012 - The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing, according to a new and wide-ranging assessment coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 4900. June 5, 2012 | Al Jazeera English
Toxic fears in Malaysia over rare earth plant, Malaysia
Activists in Malaysia have expressed concern about the environmental implications of Australian mining firm Lynas' plans to operate a rare earth refining plant on the country's east coast...
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