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3721. April 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Reducing Air Pollution, Chemical Coolants Can Quickly Cut Sea-Level Rise, USA
The damage from rising seas and higher storm surges is one of the most visible and costly effects of climate change...

3722. April 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Canada Provides Further Backing for Action on Black Carbon and Clean Air, Kenya
The contribution of $10 million is in addition to Canada's previous contribution of $3 million to the CCAC's Trust Fund and $7 million for projects that support the mitigation of short lived climate pollutants in developing countries...

3723. April 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Portrait of Kenyan Forest Activist among Winners of First International Forest Photograph Contest, Kenya
The awards were presented as 197 member States met at the tenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in Istanbul...

3724. April 9, 2013 | Bloonberg
Air Pollution Exposure in Pregnancy Linked to Cancers, USA
Children whose mothers have an increased exposure to air pollution from motor vehicles while pregnant may have a higher chance of developing certain cancers, a study found...

3725. April 9, 2013 | Great Lakes Echo
Toxic chemicals turn up in Great Lakes plastic pollution, USA
Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes...

3726. April 9, 2013 | East & Horn Africa
Cadmium contamination menaces Cocoa exports, Africa
New European regulations on cadmium in cocoa beans increase the burden on African producers, who say livelihoods will be lost unless they are given time to adapt...

3727. April 9, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Interior pollution problem in mass-market car brands, China
CANCER-CAUSING substances have been found in mass-market brands of cars sold in China...

3728. April 9, 2013 | wowktv.com
Parents express concerns about asbestos exposure, USA
On the last day of spring break, Ivy Davis, like many kids, dreads going back to school...

3729. April 9, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Plastic chemical may expose foetuses to cancer: agency, France
France's food safety agency raised the alarm anew Tuesday over the use of bisphenol A, a chemical found in certain plastics, saying it said may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a common component of plastic bottles and canned food and drink linings...

3730. April 9, 2013 | hydrogenfuelnews.com
Air pollution becomes a target for Beijing, China
Beijing, the second most populated city in China, in struggling with air pollution...

3731. April 9, 2013 | ANI
Now, a Japanese solution for curbing air pollution in India, Japan | India
Tokyo/New Delhi, Beijing's air pollution made news recently when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an 'out-of-index' level of 755 mg/cu m (Milligrams per cubic meter)...

3732. April 9, 2013 | TIME.com
Car Pollution Linked To Childhood Cancers, USA
Even in utero, children may be affected by exposure to certain compounds in car exhaust...

3733. April 9, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2013 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow Highlights HCFC Alternatives to Safeguard Ozone Layer, China/Thailand
A move to such alternatives is in line with the objectives of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), of which UNEP is one of the founding partners...

3734. April 8, 2013 | The Washington Post
Crabs, supersized by carbon pollution, may upset Chesapeake’s balance, USA
Crabs are bulking up on carbon pollution that pours out of power plants, factories and vehicles and settles in the oceans, turning the tough crustaceans into even more fearsome predators...

3735. April 8, 2013 | The Asahi Shimbun
Air pollution concerns go beyond China across the globe, Asia
China isn't the only country in Asia struggling for cleaner skies. Though Beijing was in the spotlight earlier this year when reports surfaced of dangerous levels of air pollution, countries such as India...

3736. April 8, 2013 | NOLA.com
Pharmaceuticals, other non-traditional chemicals, found in southern California drinking water, scientist says, USA
A wide mix of modern chemicals, including popular prescription drugs, chemical constituents of plastics, and ingredients of sunscreen, were found in both raw water and treated drinking water at five water treatment plants in southern California...

3737. April 8, 2013 | Reuters
Air travel to get bumpier as CO2 emissions rise, scientists say, UK
LONDON, Turbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists said in a study on Monday...

3738. April 8, 2013 | Reuters
Japan's Tepco may run out of space for radioactive water, Japan
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Monday it does not have enough tank space should it need to move contaminated water from storage pits that started leaking over the weekend at its wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...

3739. April 8, 2013 | WPVI
PCBs found in kids fish oil vitamins, USA
PHILADELPHIA, PA.; A local researcher is raising questions about the contents of some popular vitamin supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil can often be found in adult vitamins...

3740. April 8, 2013 | allafrica.com
Africa: Dangers of Air Pollution Worse Than Previously Thought, UN Health Agency Warns, Africa
The dangers posed by air pollution are far larger than previously thought, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, as it renewed its call for rapid global action in reducing what it described as one of "the greatest hazards to human health."...