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7051. November 17, 2010 | Xinhua
Ministry orders crack down on heavy metal pollution, China
BEIJING - China's Ministry of Environmental Protection Wednesday urged local government agencies to step up checks on heavy metals industries and punish those companies illegally discharging pollutants... 7052. November 16, 2010 | The Brunei Times
India welcomes 'good, clean' competition, India
INDIA is not afraid of competition from China, said its High Commissioner to Brunei at a Buyer-Seller meet yesterday... 7053. November 16, 2010 | The Economic Times
Over 300 industries in MP flout pollution control norms, India
BHOPAL: More than 300 commercial units in Madhya Pradesh are causing pollution by emitting harmful air and water effluents beyond the permissible limits, the State Pollution Control Board has said... 7054. November 16, 2010 | San Antonio News
Natural gas continues to shoot into the air at explosion site near Pearsall, USA
PEARSALL, Texas – Workers continue to try to cap the natural gas well that exploded right outside the Pearsall City limits. Natural gas and water continue to shoot out almost 100 feet in the air from the old gas well... 7055. November 16, 2010 | UNEP
Investor group representing over US$15 trillion calls for action on climate change, UNEP
Investors responsible for the management of funds the size of US GDP call for policies to unlock the vast potential of low-carbon markets and avoid economic devastation caused by climate change... 7056. November 16, 2010 | The Huffington Post
Toxic Chemical Spill Of Magnesium Phosphide Forces Home Evacuations, School Lockdown In Danville, Virginia, USA
DANVILLE, Va. — About two dozen homes have been evacuated and two firefighters taken to the hospital after toxic fumes were released from a chemical spill on a highway in southern Virginia... 7057. November 16, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical fumes force evacuations in southern Va., USA
About two dozen homes have been evacuated and two firefighters taken to the hospital after toxic fumes were released from a chemical spill on a highway in southern Virginia... 7058. November 16, 2010 | UPI
EPA issues lead pollution list, USA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Sixteen areas across the United States are not meeting the Environmental Protection Agency's national air quality standards for lead, the agency says... 7059. November 16, 2010 | Jacksonville.com
New water rules create waves but would reduce pollution in Florida, USA
Federal officials rolled out new clean-water rules Monday that backers say will fight Florida's perennial algae problems - and that critics say could bankrupt some utilities and businesses... 7060. November 16, 2010 | The Times of India
Pollution suspect behind death of over 2,000 fish in Yamuna, India
LUCKNOW: An ailing Yamuna proved fatal for aquatic life once again. The death of about 2,000 fish in the river, between Vrindavan and Mathura, has brought the issue of pollution in the Yamuna to centre stage again... 7061. November 16, 2010 | CNN
Air pollution: Silent killer in the city, Japan
Kobe, Japan (CNN) -- For the last several days, I have been in beautiful Kobe, Japan, reporting about the World Health Organization forum on urbanization and health... 7062. November 16, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic fumes from chemical spill forces lockdown of school, evacuation of homes in Virginia, USA
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — About two dozen homes have been evacuated and two firefighters taken to the hospital after toxic fumes were released from a chemical spill on a highway in southern Virginia.... 7063. November 16, 2010 | WTOV9
Toxic Chemical Found In Air, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered a toxic chemical that can cause nervous system damage near a local school... 7064. November 15, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Brick kiln fumes kill Hanoi family, Vietnam
Three people died in Hanoi after inhaling toxic fumes from a brick kiln Monday... 7065. November 15, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Time to quit smoking ... permanently, Brunei
GONE are the days when cigarette smoking is acceptable and affordable. What started out as a prized social activity has now been reduced to a community stigma... 7066. November 15, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Dog saves N.J. family from toxic smoke, USA
Dog saves N.J. family from toxic smoke... 7067. November 15, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical discovery forces evacuation in Cheyenne, USA
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The discovery of a possibly explosive chemical in a state laboratory has forced the evacuation of several buildings in downtown Cheyenne... 7068. November 14, 2010 | NJ.com
A toxic mix: Tainted milk, free speech and access to justice in China, China
In China, previously, please note, The People's Republic of China, it's not the perpetrators who poisoned the milk that children drank that causes ire, evidently, but the aggrieved,... 7069. November 14, 2010 | The Canadian Press
Ontario’s summer quake spilled toxic mercury at museum, Canada
The earthquake that shook the capital this summer spilled toxic mercury at Canada's troubled science museum, forcing the cash-strapped facility to spend thousands for a cleanup.... 7070. November 13, 2010 | The Nation
Dangerous chlorine cylinders go missing in Hat Yai, Thailand
Hat Yai Waterworks Office yesterday called on people to help locate dozens of cylinders filled with chlorine that went missing during recent floods... 7071. November 13, 2010 | The Daily Star
City garment factory fined over Tk 16 lakh for pollution, Bangkladesh
The Department of Environment (DOE) has fined Kimia Garment Industries Ltd (washing unit) at Baridhara in the city Tk 16.23 lakh for polluting environment... 7072. November 13, 2010 | The Peninsula
London sprays roads with pollution suppressant, UK
LONDON: London began spraying its roads with a dust suppressant yesterday to tackle its high air pollution levels... 7073. November 12, 2010 | Transport and Environment (T&E)
Step forward on air pollution from shipping, USA
The world’s largest marine Emissions Control Area (ECA) has been approved by the International Maritime Organisation. Ships operating in waters off the North American coasts will be forced to use dramatically cleaner fuel and technology... 7074. November 12, 2010 | The Punch
Toxic waste: NPA, others trade blame over release of ships, Nigeria
Environment Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency on Thursday at the National Assembly traded blames on who was responsible for the release of the vessel, Grand America, that berthed in Nigeria with containers of toxic waste... 7075. November 12, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Toxic residues could shrivel shrimp exports: experts, Vietnam
Processors have to be very careful to ensure there are no toxic residues in their seafood shipments, or the nation will face bans imposed by governments in export markets, an industry group has warned...
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