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5001. March 26, 2012 | TerraDaily Express
Chemical pollution in Europe's Seas, EU
New Marine Board-ESF position paper sheds light on the gaps in our efforts to monitor and regulate chemical pollution in Europe's seas According to a recent poll of more than 10,000 citizens from ten European countries... 5002. March 26, 2012 | 3 News
Brazil: Pollution may mar upcoming UN Earth Summit Rio+20, Brazil
A local newspaper is reporting that Rio de Janeiro state's iconic Guanabara Bay is heavily polluted as Brazil prepares to host the "Rio plus 20" Earth Summit in June... 5003. March 26, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA Power Plant Pollution Rules To Move Forward, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pressing ahead with the first-ever limits on heat-trapping pollution from new power plants... 5004. March 26, 2012 | The Herald-Dispatch
Council to look at plan for storm water-related pollution, USA
HUNTINGTON -- The city of Huntington's plan to deal with storm water-related pollution will be up for review during City Council's meeting Monday, March 26... 5005. March 26, 2012 | GMA News
House urged to pass bill creating climate change survival fund, USA
A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Monday called on the House of Representatives to fast-track the passage of a bill creating a special trust fund for climate change adaptation programs... 5006. March 26, 2012 | BBC
UK carbon measuring centre 'to improve climate future', UK
A new UK facility aimed at improving measurement of carbon emissions and boosting development of clean technology is due to open... 5007. March 25, 2012 | ABC News
Beijing pollution will take 'decades' to clear, China
Authorities in Beijing say it will be at least two decades before they can get air pollution under control, after the Chinese capital almost topped a recent list of the world's most polluted cities... 5008. March 25, 2012 | UPI
Air pollution linked to child attention, USA
NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- Exposure to pollutants from fossil fuel combustion during pregnancy was linked to children with more attention and behavioral problems, U.S. researchers said... 5009. March 25, 2012 | McClatchy Newspapers
Environmentalists take aim at toxic lead in ammunition, USA
WASHINGTON — Using a canoe or her 10-foot-Zodiac boat, Martha Jordan has scooped up hundreds of sick or dead trumpeter and tundra swans from Judson Lake in northwestern Washington state... 5010. March 25, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal
Japanese Struggle With Shape of Nuclear Regulation, Japan
TOKYO—The Fukushima Daiichi disaster yielded a key lesson, Japanese lawmakers broadly agree—that the country needs a more independent nuclear-safety regulator. But more than a year after... 5011. March 24, 2012 | clickorlando.com
Chemical spill evacuates post office, USA
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County firefighters were at the Aloma post office at 4214 Metric Drive, trying to figure out what sort of chemical spilled, Saturday morning... 5012. March 24, 2012 | Thanh Nien News
Vietnam police confirm banned chemical used in rearing pigs, Vietnam
Police in Dong Nai Province on Friday confirmed that a banned substance has been used by the local pig breeding industry... 5013. March 24, 2012 | Your Local Guardian
Pollution kills more than alcoholism and obesity, UK
More people are dying prematurely in Wandsworth from air pollution than either alcoholism and obesity, it emerged at a public meeting on Wednesday... 5014. March 24, 2012 | IANS
Greenpeace protests toxic pollution of Mexican waters, Mexico
Mexico City, March 24 : Environmental watchdog Greenpeace denounced on World Water Day the pollution of rivers and other surface waters in Mexico and asked the government to establish a policy of zero dumping of toxic substances by 2020... 5015. March 24, 2012 | ABC Radio Australia
MERCURY – A HAZARD IN THE OCEANS AND ON THE LAND, Australia
Mercury vapour enters the body through the air. It destroys kidneys, brain and eyes. Symptoms include loss of teeth and neurological problems which leads to death... 5016. March 23, 2012 | The Seattle Times
Research shows fog worse than rain in absorbing toxic mercury, USA
Researchers have found that coastal fog can carry toxic mercury that can harm ecosystems and human health... 5017. March 23, 2012 | stltoday.com
Top 10 Toxic U.S. Waterways, 2010, USA
The states listed are home to industries that reported dumping toxins into these rivers... 5018. March 23, 2012 | Ceylon Today
Toxic gas at Ramada Hotel, Sri Lanka
The tests conducted by the government analyst on the room at Ramada Hotel in Seeduwa where the Emirati family had resided, have revealed toxic gas had been emitted from the substance used as pesticide... 5019. March 23, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical explosion at Portland factory injures 2, USA
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland Fire spokesman says an explosion involving a chemical reactor at a silicon factory has injured two people... 5020. March 23, 2012 | BBC
Hawick Scotbet bookmakers shut in chemical incident, Scotland
A bookmakers in the Borders has been sealed off after a suspected chemical incident... 5021. March 22, 2012 | Timeofmalta.com
Toxic smoke from cookstoves kills two million a year, Malta
A UN-linked body launched a campaign in Nigeria aimed at preventing deaths due to toxic smoke from rudiment-ary cookstoves, one of the developing world’s worst public health threats... 5022. March 22, 2012 | People's Daily Online
Beijing to increase pollution monitoring, China
BEIJING - Beijing plans to mobilize two additional vans to monitor fine particle pollution by the end of this year, according to city's Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment... 5023. March 21, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Mercury exposure linked to ramp up of thyroid antibody, USA
Women with high mercury exposures are more than twice as likely to have higher levels of antibodies that are associated with autoimmune disorders... 5024. March 21, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Illegal toxic waste dump sparks anger in Russia, Russia
Russian authorities on Wednesday announced plans to clean up more than 160 tonnes of highly toxic waste that was illegally dumped close to a town after outraged residents appealed to the Kremlin... 5025. March 20, 2012 | The Nation
Cabinet approve 5-year pollution management plan, Thailand
The Cabinet Tuesday approved the five-year pollution management plan that was going to put into use the polluters-pay concept...
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