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3281. September 8, 2013 | RT News
Cyanide pollution fears: Thousands of Romanians protest ‘biggest in Europe’ gold mine
Massive protests are gripping Romania against the government’s controversial decision to pave the way for a Canadian firm to build Europe’s largest opencast gold mine – which many fear may lead to an environmental disaster...

3282. September 8, 2013 | ABC Radio Australia
Warnings over fake toxic lipstick in the Philippines, Philippines
Women in the Philippines are being warned against using unlicensed Chinese-made lipsticks and other big brand imitation products, over fears they may contain high levels of lead...

3283. September 6, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Secretary-General Appoints New Leadership for Ozone Convention and Financial Mechanism, Kenya
Due to the widespread adoption and ratification the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol, supported by the Multilateral Fund, the efforts on ozone have been widely recognised as an example for international co-operation in addressing global environmental challenges....

3284. September 6, 2013 | Brechina Advertiser
'Pollution increased during 2010', Scotland
Scotland's carbon footprint got larger in 2010 after falling from its highest level in 2007, according to a report...

3285. September 6, 2013 | The Daily Climate
What we're seeing now: Air pollution and climate change
You'll find no shortage of air pollution stories on our sister site, Environmental Health News. But the link between air pollution and climate change is infrequently reported...

3286. September 6, 2013 | SBS News
Comment: Pacific flights responsible for highest levels of ozone pollution, Australia and New Zealand
Flights entering and exiting Australia and New Zealand are responsible for the highest levels of ozone pollution created by the aviation industry...

3287. September 6, 2013 | Cumberland News
Pollution leak kills fish in Cumbrain river, UK
A pollution leak that killed about 50 fish is being investigated by the Environment Agency...

3288. September 6, 2013 | National Post
Cancer drug linked to toxic and potentially fatal skin rashes: Health Canada, Canada
TORONTO — The manufacturer of a drug used to treat several types of cancer is warning that the medication has been linked with rare but potentially fatal skin rashes...

3289. September 6, 2013 | Telegraph
The toxic side effects of low interest rates, UK
COMMENT: The ultra-low Bank Rate – the emergency drip to which we are still attached – is triggering unwelcome side effects. The medicine is turning toxic...

3290. September 5, 2013 | latimes.com
Carnival agrees to cut cruise ship air pollution, USA
The world’s largest cruise ship company has agreed to use air pollution control equipment to clean exhaust from the giant diesel engines that power its vessels...

3291. September 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Climate and Clean Air Coalition High Level Assembly Announces Ambitious Agenda, Norway
The communiqué encouraged a global awareness-raising effort on the urgent need to prevent air pollution-related diseases, which account for more than six million deaths each year...

3292. September 4, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Pollution kills hundreds of thousands of fish in Hubei river, China
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish were left floating in a Chinese river after a chemical discharge, officials said on Wednesday, the latest industrial accident to pollute the country’s battered environment...

3293. September 2, 2013 | vanguardngr.com
Oil pollution: Bayelsa govt seeks help from Italy, Nigeria
ABUJA — The government of Bayelsa State has appealed to Italy to assist in remedying the state from environment degradation caused by oil pollution...

3294. September 1, 2013 | The Independent
Water hazard: How the UN plans to provide clean drinking water for everyone in Rwanda, Africa
As the world's leaders prepare for the 68th UN General Assembly later this month, Martin Hickman reports from Rwanda on the effects of a series of development goals set by the organisation in 2000 – and discovers that much still needs to be done to ensure clean water and sanitation for all...

3295. September 1, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Cadmium case tests environmental justi, Thailand
A decision by the National Environment Board (NEB) not to appeal a Phitsanulok Administrative Court order _which called for three tambons in Tak province to be declared environmental protection zones because of cadmium contamination...

3296. September 1, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP) | The Korea Herald
Air pollution takes toll on China’s tourism, China
BEIJING (AP) ― China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year ― with worsening air pollution partly to blame...

3297. September 1, 2013 | The West Australia
Toxic lead tests start in Northampton, Australia
Scientists have started testing land in the Mid West town of Northampton, which is feared to be widely contaminated with toxic lead residue...

3298. September 1, 2013 | The Economic Times
Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in US, USA
WASHINGTON: Nearly two lakh Americans die early due to air pollution, a new MIT study has claimed...

3299. September 1, 2013 | The Daily Star
China chemical leak kills 15, China
An ammonia leak from a cold storage unit at a food company in China’s commercial hub of Shanghai killed 15 people and sickened dozens yesterday, the city government said...

3300. August 31, 2013 | The Baltimore Sun
Harbor Point project stirs environmental concerns, Baltimore
While the Harbor Point project's millions in public financing have dominated debate in Baltimore this summer...