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4661. September 6, 2012 | The Times-Picayune
Oil, chemical, coal releases during Hurricane Isaac should have been avoided, environmental groups say, USA
At least 93 pollution incidents related to Hurricane Isaac should have been prevented by proper precautions by oil and gas, chemical and coal-handling facilities, representatives of three environmental groups said Thursday...

4662. September 5, 2012 | wired-gov.net
Chemical exposure linked to cardiovascular disease, Article
Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which is found in some household products, has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral arterial disease...

4663. September 5, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Growing Health and Environmental Hazards from Chemicals: UN Report, Switzerland / Kenya / USA
Geneva / Nairobi / Mexico City / New York, Coordinated action by governments and industry is urgently needed to reduce the growing risks to human health and the environment posed by the unsustainable management of chemicals worldwide, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)...

4664. September 4, 2012 | BBC
Chemical spill closes East Renfrewshire pool and theatre, UK
A chemical spill has led to the temporary closure of a swimming pool, function room and theatre complex in East Renfrewshire...

4665. September 4, 2012 | CNN
South Korea looks to expand chemical castration law, state-run media report, South Korea
South Korea looks to expand chemical castration law, state-run media report South Korea is considering the expansion of its chemical castration law to those who have sexually assaulted victims as old as 19, according to the country's state-run news agency...

4666. September 4, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Peru Toxic Spill: Cajacay Villagers Say Government Neglected Them After Antamina Pipeline Rupture, Peru
LIMA, Peru — More than a month after toxic slurry from a major copper mine sickened scores of people in one of Peru's highland communities, villagers complain that the mining company and the government have done little to help...

4667. September 4, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Abuse of antibiotics in animal feed Public health aspect, Pakistan
Antibiotics are very important in animal production for a number of reasons. Firstly, they are required on animal welfare grounds. Secondly, there are economic grounds: use of antibiotics at sub-therapeutic levels growth promotant...

4668. September 4, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP, Cities Alliance, UN-Habitat, World Bank Launch the Knowledge Centre on Cities and Climate Change, Italy
Naples, Italy - Choices made today on building design, waste management, transportation, water, energy and food systems will all affect the kinds of cities we have in the future...

4669. September 4, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Coalition Targets Brick Production to Achieve Quick Wins for Public Health, the Climate and Development, USA
Guanajuato, Mexico, Modernizing brick production in developing countries to improve public health and dramatically reduce climate and air pollution is the focus of an ambitious global initiative launched today in Mexico...

4670. September 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP - WHO Press Conference: Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 11:30 AM, UNEP
UN Launches First Comprehensive Assessment to Examine Global Chemicals Trends & Economic Implications Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Growing Health and Environmental Hazards from Chemicals...

4671. September 3, 2012 | The Washington Post
WSSC on a mission to unclog greasy sewer pipes, USA
As the lunch hour faded on a recent workday, Ed Hairfield and his crew roared into the parking lot of a Panda Express...

4672. September 3, 2012 | New Scientist
Waste water harnessed to make electricity and plastics, USA
TREATING waste water is energy intensive. In the US, it sucks up the equivalent output of four of the country's biggest power plants every year. But it needn't be such a drain on resources - soon it might be able to earn its keep...

4673. September 3, 2012 | High Country News
Cracking the ozone code in Utah's gas fields, USA
On a bright February morning, a curiously adorned cargo van crept down a dirt road in northeastern Utah's Uintah Basin...

4674. September 3, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 14 workers, China
BEIJING (AP) — A coal mine explosion in eastern China has killed at least 14 people just days after a blast in the country's southwest left 44 dead...

4675. September 3, 2012 | Egypt Independent
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem, Egypt
The spread of counterfeit pesticides and fertilizers that contain dangerous toxic substances is one of the biggest dangers threatening agriculture in the country, and its delicate ecosystem...

4676. September 3, 2012 | NorthJersey.com
Tainted soil is everywhere, but where did it all come from?, USA
The ominous findings seem to sprout like summer crabgrass. Soil is tested somewhere in North Jersey and the results are as scary as a cancer diagnosis...

4677. September 3, 2012 | ngrguardiannews.com
Govt moves against life-threatening pollutants, Nigeria
FACTS from the World Bank in respect of the $6.3 million Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) management project scheduled for launch today have indicated that Nigeria is on the brink of joining the world on the eradication of the life-threatening chemicals...

4678. September 3, 2012 | ABC News
Traffic pollution linked to pre-eclampsia, Australia
Exposure to traffic pollution can increase the risk of pregnant women suffering pre-eclampsia by as much as a third, an Australian study suggests...

4679. September 3, 2012 | Star Tribune
Prairie Island tribe seeks action on nuclear waste, USA
The long debate over storing radioactive waste next to the Prairie Island nuclear power plant is boiling up again with an old question: Is the waste ever going away?...

4680. September 3, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
‘Habitat, breeding patterns of birds being affected by climate change’, Pakistan
The changing rain pattern is having disastrous effects on numerous species of indigenous birds, with many of them being unable to breed due to this year’s delayed monsoon rains...