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3741. April 8, 2013 | iwradio.co.uk
Asbestos a potential risk to construction workers at proposed asphalt plant site: Report, UK
An investigation of the site of the proposed asphalt plant in Cowes has shown a number of possible pollutants, including the presence of materials containing asbestos which could cause a risk to construction workers...

3742. April 8, 2013 | Telegraph
Clear plastic bin bags would allow council to spot who is not recycling, UK
Householders could soon be on the wrong side of council officials who want to use see-though bin bags to allow them see what people are throwing away in what would be a UK first...

3743. April 8, 2013 | KXAN.com
High pollution levels may hurt wallets of local businesses, USA
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Dangerously high ozone pollution levels may mean your wallet could take a hit the next time you visit a local business...

3744. April 8, 2013 | GJSentinel.com
Area of leak contamination grows, diesel found in creek, USA
Groundwater monitoring wells have found contamination as far as 800 feet from the presumed center of a hydrocarbons leak near Parachute Creek, and also across the creek from the leak site, as the area of known contamination keeps growing...

3745. April 8, 2013 | ABC News
More Radioactive Water Leaking at Japan Nuke Plant, Japan
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant says it has detected a fresh leak of radioactive water from one of the facility's storage tanks...

3746. April 8, 2013 | Xinhua
Toxic fumes kill 7 at Mexican brewery, Mexico
At least seven workers at one of Mexico's leading breweries died early Sunday after accidentally inhaling toxic fumes, a company representative said...

3747. April 6, 2013 | The Courier-Journal
Chemical release in south Louisville, USA
There’s been a chemical release from the Zeon Chemicals plant at 4100 Bells Lane Friday night, Louisville emergency officials said...

3748. April 5, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Good Governance of Natural Resources is Vital for Peace and Economic Development in Darfur: UNEP study
The report looks at the importance of equitable and participatory environmental governance in Sudan, and how other countries across Africa have tried to reduce tension over the environment and improve the management of land, water, forests and other resources...

3749. April 5, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Partnership to Offset UN Carbon Emissions and Support Sustainable Development
UNEP recently requested UNOPS, an operational and central procurement arm of the UN, to buy 50,000 certificates of emission reduction (CERs), to cover UNEP's emissions for 2010-2013...

3750. April 5, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Health Day: Climate and Clean Air Coalition Targets Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution, France
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the health dangers presented by air pollution are far larger than previously thought...

3751. April 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Top 10 of the 2013 Blogging Competition Announced
The online showdown starts now and you will decide who will be the lucky blogger to travel to Mongolia to cover the global celebrations of World Environment Day...

3752. April 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Calls for Accelerated Action with 1,000 Days to Go on Millennium Development Goals, USA
People around the world invited to join in boosting momentum for most successful global anti-poverty push in history...

3753. April 3, 2013 | BBC
Wisbech factory workers treated after chemical spill, UK
Six people were treated for breathing problems after a chemical spill at a factory in Cambridgeshire...

3754. April 2, 2013 | china.org.cn
Korean company in toxic waste scandal, China
In suburban Beijing's Miyun County, a stand of poplar trees is shrouded in smog all day long. The air is thick with a dark dust that makes people cough uncontrollably...

3755. April 1, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
NC starts ozone pollution alerts on Monday, USA
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina environmental agencies are renewing daily air quality forecasts for ozone pollution in the state's metropolitan areas...

3756. April 1, 2013 | Science.Blog.com
Making fuel from air pollution
xcess carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global climate change, and researchers the world over are looking for new ways to generate power that leaves a smaller carbon footprint...

3757. April 1, 2013 | Deccan Herald
Choking under a blanket of smoke Choking under a blanket of smoke, India
Over the years, Bangalore has become synonymous with booming infrastructure. Though advancement has its own advantages, it comes with a number of limitations as well...

3758. March 31, 2013 | Reuters
Exxon cleans up Arkansas oil spill; Keystone plan assailed, USA
Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that spewed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line...

3759. March 31, 2013 | Daily Express
Toxic fumes blamed as plane cabin crew faint, UK
AVIATION authorities are investigating a flight by a Thomas Cook-owned airline in which two cabin crew fainted due to suspected toxic fumes...

3760. March 30, 2013 | Al Jazeera
Dead animals in Chinese rivers raise alarm, China
Thousands of decaying pig carcasses have been scooped out of rivers, with the mystery setting off consumer concerns...