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4961. July 2, 2012 | The New Indian Express
Ensure Dow foots bill for disposal of toxic waste, USA
It is unfortunate that a New York court has absolved the US-based Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) of all responsibility for the continuing environmental fallout of the deadly gas leak that killed thousands of people in Bhopal 28 years ago...

4962. July 1, 2012 | Reuters
Rise in sea level can't be stopped: scientists, USA
Rising sea levels cannot be stopped over the next several hundred years, even if deep emissions cuts lower global average temperatures, but they can be slowed down, climate scientists said in a study on Sunday...

4963. July 1, 2012 | NBC Bay
Newark Hotel Evacuated After Chemical Suicide, USA
A hotel in Newark was evacuated this afternoon after a guest apparently used chemicals to commit suicide, police said...

4964. July 1, 2012 | TVNZ
Tepid Baths evacuated due to chemical leak, New Zealand
Auckland Council says the Tepid Baths will be open to the public tomorrow after a chemical leak shut down the building today...

4965. June 30, 2012 | UPI
Southeast Asia braces for pollution, smog, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 30 (UPI) -- Southeast Asian officials said they want to address smog and pollution issues in advance of the dry season that begins in July and can last up to three weeks...

4966. June 30, 2012 | BBC
South Yorkshire fire crews attend chemical incidents, UK
South Yorkshire Fire Service was called to two chemical incidents overnight. Fire crews and a specialist decontamination vehicle were sent to Doncaster Royal Infirmary A&E just before 04:00 BST...

4967. June 30, 2012 | TVNZ
Chemical spill believed to have killed pigs, New Zealand
The white powder at a rural property near Ashburton, that's linked to the death of a number of animals, is believed to have been there for years...

4968. June 30, 2012 | The Daily Star
'Dry stems' help identify chemical in fruits: Experts, Bangladesh
Experts have advised people to stay away from chemically treated summer fruits which they said could be identified through their “dry stems” as reports feared toxicity in fruits caused deaths of 13 children in the country's northwestern region...

4969. June 30, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic legacy in Malaysian village stays, Malaysia
Thirty years have passed since Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemicals opened a rare-earths refinery in the Malaysian village of Bukit Merah, but although the plant is gone, its toxic legacy persists...

4970. June 30, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Landfill foes want more say in toxic waste plans, USA
CLINTON, Ill. (AP) — At an obscure landfill in central Illinois, a plan to store toxic waste is raising a dispute over how much say neighboring towns and counties should have over what gets dumped above the water they drink...

4971. June 29, 2012 | brightsurf.com
Bangladeshi women prefer pollution-causing cookstoves, Bangladesh
Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

4972. June 29, 2012 | Toronto Sun
Chemical leak prompts Winnipeg school evacuation, Canada
WINNIPEG - A chemical leak at a Winnipeg elementary school prompted an evacuation and medical treatment on Friday for close to 40 staff and students following a fire in an air-conditioner...

4973. June 29, 2012 | ScienceDaily
New Technique Could Reduce Number of Animals Needed to Test Chemical Safety, Science Daily
A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)...

4974. June 29, 2012 | KCRA
Toxic smoke released in Modesto fires, USA
MODESTO, Calif. (KCRA) - Multiple grass fires that gave off a toxic smoke broke out Friday in Modesto along a stretch of Highway 99 near several businesses...

4975. June 28, 2012 | stltoday.com
State pressed to monitor SO2 pollution near coal plants, USA
environmental group released a report Thursday showing that most of the St. Louis area may violate new standards for sulfur dioxide and is exposed to unhealthy levels of the pollutant from the stacks of two area coal-burning power plants...

4976. June 28, 2012 | Business Wire
Research and Markets: Introduction to Chemical Transport in the Environment, Ireland
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rt2scn/introduction_to_ch) has announced the addition of the "Introduction to Chemical Transport in the Environment" report to their offering.

4977. June 28, 2012 | SPIEGEL Online
Germany Plans to Dispose of Bhopal Toxic Waste, Germany
The Bhopal disaster in 1984 was one of the worst industrial accidents in history. But almost three decades later, toxic waste is still being stored on the site under poor conditions...

4978. June 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
IPCC Completes Review of Processes and Procedures, UNEP
Over the past two years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) undertook a complete review of its processes and procedures - effectively the IPCC's "constitution". Decisions on governance and management, conflict of interest, and...

4979. June 27, 2012 | AMERICAblog News
Chemical in plastics linked to child obesity, USA
Why does child obesity want to charge business more money in regulation and demand that they use safe chemicals? Child obesity needs to think a lot more about what's good for business...

4980. June 26, 2012 | http://www.wsoctv.com
Study: Cancer-causing chemical still in Coke, USA
A new study discovered a cancer-causing chemical is still being used to make Coca-Cola in some states. The company reduced its use of caramel coloring after it was linked to cancer. However, a food safety group measured the chemical in Coke all over the world and found 144 micrograms of it in Coke purchased in Washington...