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4561. September 26, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
One Year On: UNEP Remembers Wangari Maathai, UNEP
It was during the 1993 Vienna World Conference on Human Rights that I first met Wanagari Maathai. Our paths would cross many times in the following years...

4562. September 26, 2012 | NYTime.com
In Battling Mine Project in Myanmar, 2 'Iron Ladies' Rise, Myanmar
WETHMAY, MYANMAR — They were trailed by plainclothes police officers and called “cows” by government officials. They spent four nights in prison until a public outcry prompted their release...

4563. September 25, 2012 | Bangkok Post
PCD blitzes illegal toxic waste dumping, Thailand
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) will launch a campaign against illegal dumping of chemical waste in five provinces where residents are under threat from hazardous garbage...

4564. September 25, 2012 | Emirates 24/7
Sharjah workers survive chemical poisoning, UAE
On Sunday morning eleven Asian workers were admitted to Al Qassimi Hospital and Al Kuwaiti Hospital in Sharjah with symptoms of expected chemical poisoning...

4565. September 25, 2012 | www.wsoctv.com
Chemical leak in west Charlotte leaves burns through employee's clothing, USA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Things appeared to be operating normally Wednesday at the Emerald Carolina Chemical plant...

4566. September 25, 2012 | euronews
Hungary chemical spill: 15 executives go on trial, Hungary
The head of an alumina plant in western Hungary has gone on trial charged with negligence following the country’s worst chemical disaster...

4567. September 25, 2012 | Telegraph
India's dolphins left 'miserable' by toxic pollution, India
Officials in India are launching a campaign to cheer the flagging spirits of listless river dolphins amid fears that toxic pollution has left them miserable...

4568. September 24, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Experts Warn of Water Bankruptcy for Many Regions After Reviewing 200 Major Global Projects, Thailand
Bangkok, A study of almost 200 major international water-related projects over the past 20 years has identified a suite of existing and emerging challenges and how science can offer remedies...

4569. September 24, 2012 | Reuters
Breathing European air shortens lives -report, Belgium
BRUSSELS, Microscopic particles, among the most harmful forms of air pollution, are still found at dangerous levels in Europe, although law has cut some toxins from exhaust fumes and chimneys, a European Environmental Agency (EEA) report said...

4570. September 24, 2012 | Mail Online
Nearly one in 10 children get asthma 'because they live near a busy road', UK
Nearly one in 10 children with asthma get the life-threatening illness because they live near a busy road, according to a new study...

4571. September 24, 2012 | China Daily
Toxic gas victims denied again, China
Chinese victims of a toxic leak caused by abandoned World War II weapons vowed on Sunday to continue to fight for compensation and an apology from the Japanese government, even though their second attempt to take legal action in the case has been rejected by Tokyo judges...

4572. September 24, 2012 | Post Independent
Air monitoring station up and running near Carbondale, USA
CARBONDALE, Colorado — A new Garfield County air quality monitoring station is at work just west of Carbondale collecting data on air pollution, a county official said this week...

4573. September 24, 2012 | view.koreaherald.com
Minister vows to spread globally Korea’s forestation success, South Korea
Having gained worldwide recognition through hosting the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification last year, Korea is hoping to make Korea Forest Service a future global hub for green growth...

4574. September 24, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Environmental Protection Agency Announces Changes To Chemical Assessment Program, USA
In a major change to its criticized chemicals assessment program, EPA will seek early input about chemicals under review. Stakeholders from industry and other concerned groups will be able to provide their views about a substance’s toxicity before EPA decides what information to rely on for the assessments, according to the agency...

4575. September 24, 2012 | Reuters | Today's Zaman
Boost for carbon capture from new non-toxic absorber, UK
Researchers have created a new material that could solve some of the problems holding back projects to combat global warming by capturing and burying carbon emitted from power stations...

4576. September 24, 2012 | Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Canned foods raise levels of chemical linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, study shows, UK
Eating tinned soup may be associated with increased levels of a chemical that is linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, a study suggests...

4577. September 24, 2012 | Burma News International
Thai NGO’s fear Burma’s Dawei Project will hurt local communities, Burma
The regions biggest development investment will threaten local livelihoods, cause environmental risks, and could displace thousands of locals, according to a Thai non-government organisation...

4578. September 24, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
A silent energy crisis, Japan
Amid the energy debate on whether to conserve, convert, allocate or subsidize energy, Indonesia’s household sector energy policy has been maintaining two energy castes, the dirty and the clean...

4579. September 24, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
City enjoys ‘moderate’ air quality after a decade of Car-Free Days, Indonesia
Ten years ago, 48-year-old Wayan, who loves to ride his racing bike every weekend, had to vie with motorists along Jl. Jenderal Sudirman to Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta to enjoy a rare moment to exercise...

4580. September 24, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Improve indoor air quality, UK
LONDON: If the air inside your home is stagnant and doesn’t get replaced very often, the indoor pollution that results could worsen symptoms of allergies, asthma, or other chronic lung problems...