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3181. October 4, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Mercury increasing in birds downstream of Canada's oil sands
Mercury levels are increasing in the eggs of water birds that nest downstream of Canada’s oil sands region, according to a new study...

3182. October 4, 2013 | loe.org
FDA Bans (Most) Arsenic in Chicken Feed
The Center for Food Safety petitioned the FDA to ban arsenic in feed additives for chicken and turkey four years ago. There was no response, until now. CFS lawyer Paige Tomaselli explains to host Steve Curwood that the FDA has ruled all but one arsenic-containing feed products must be removed from the market...

3183. October 4, 2013 | truth-out.org
The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Researchers have found elevated levels of radioactive material and other pollutants in Pennsylvania's scenic Blacklick Creek, and they say fracking is to blame...

3184. October 4, 2013 | Times LIVE
Panic in Russia as ministry mistakenly reports 55 deaths from toxic gas, Russia
Russians in Siberia were thrown into momentary panic on Friday when the emergencies ministry mistakenly issued a press release reporting 55 people had died from inhaling toxic chlorine gas...

3185. October 4, 2013 | ITV News
Students warned about toxic alcohol, Japan
There are warnings for students in Sheffield about buying fake alcohol due to the toxic effects it can have...

3186. October 3, 2013 | Ynetnews
Fukushima nuclear plant says another tank leaked toxic water, Japan
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday another tank holding highly contaminated water overflowed, probably sending the liquid into the Pacific Ocean, in the second such breach in less than two months...

3187. October 2, 2013 | Environmental Health News
New York City residents have higher pesticide exposure, USA
New York City residents are more highly exposed to two types of widely used pesticides than the U.S. average, according to a new study from the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...

3188. October 1, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Valuing Nature to Better Conserve it: Georgia Takes the Lead in Assessing its Natural Capital, Georgia
Considering the transitional phase and rapid development in Georgia's economy, the TEEB initiative is an effective instrument to help conserve ecosystems while promoting sustainable growth of the economic sector...

3189. October 1, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mexico's Eduardo Ganem Takes Over Leadership of Multilateral Fund, Kenya
Mr. Ganem was most recently Deputy Chief Officer of the Montreal Fund, and has served the Multilateral Fund Secretariat in different capacities since 1991...

3190. October 1, 2013 | ABC News
Bugs turn toxic waste into green energy, Australia
Imagine street lights being lit up by tiny bugs as they chomp away on contaminated soil and water...

3191. September 30, 2013 | East Anglian Daily Times
Sudbury: Discovery of woman’s body leads to a seven-hour chemical leak alert, UK
Neighbours have spoken of their shock after the discovery of a woman’s body led to a seven-hour chemical leak alert...

3192. September 30, 2013 | The Daily Star
Syria chemical cleanup the biggest ever staged, UN
UNITED NATIONS: International chemical weapon troubleshooters will enter war-torn Syria Tuesday to start one of the biggest and most dangerous disarmament operations ever staged...

3193. September 29, 2013 | KGMB and KHNL
Kauai pesticide measure passes council committee, Hawii
LIHUE, KAUAI - A controversial measure that would require industrial farmers on Kauai to disclose the chemicals in the pesticides they are using was approved by a county council committee after a marathon 12-hour hearing...

3194. September 29, 2013 | The Garden Island
Pesticide disclosure requirement bolstered, buffer zones remain, Hawii
LIHUE — After a marathon 13-hour meeting Friday night, a watered-down version of Bill 2491 passed out of committee. It will now head to the full Kauai County Council for consideration...

3195. September 29, 2013 | Examiner.com
6 trees that can cause air pollution Comment
n 1981 President Ronald Reagan made quite a stir when he said, "Trees cause more air pollution than automobiles do." The remark was laughed at by many, however, the fact is that many trees do emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which, in the presence of sunlight and nitrogen oxides (NOx) may react to form photochemical smog, otherwise referred to as ozone...

3196. September 29, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Shanghai reports light pollution under calm winds, China
SHANGHAI reported light pollution this morning, with an air quality index exceeding 105, pushing it into the third level of the city's six-tier scale. Tiny PM 2.5 particles were the main pollutant...

3197. September 28, 2013 | ghanaweb.com
No specific regulations on PCBS in Ghana - Minister, Ghana
Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo - Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has said there are currently no specific regulations pertaining to Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs) in Ghana...

3198. September 28, 2013 | The Register-Herald
'Coal Caucus' formed to oppose new strict federal emission limits on coal plants, USA
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers have formed a “Coal Caucus” to oppose new strict federal emission limits on coal plants in Pennsylvania and other states...

3199. September 28, 2013 | The Times
Sleepless in Stockholm as experts fight to save world, UK
Grey-faced with exhaustion, Thomas Stocker, co-chairman of the IPCC report, announced the conclusions agreed by 259 of the world’s top climate scientists and officials from 110 governments...

3200. September 28, 2013 | BBC
Drinking water 'not at risk' from Mynydd Llandygai leak, UK
Drinking water was never at risk when aluminium leaked from a waste tank at a treatment plant in Gwynedd, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has said...