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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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5001. June 21, 2012 | www.kfoxtv.com
Toxic chemical spill forces northeast residents to stay indoors, USA
EL PASO, Texas — Residents in one Northeast El Paso neighborhood were awakened Wednesday evening by police and firefighters after a chemical spill at a home at Bainbridge Avenue and McCombs Street forced residents to stay indoors, police said... 5002. June 21, 2012 | BBC
Boston fishermen 'lose thousands' after chemical spill, UK
Fishermen in Lincolnshire say they lost thousands of pounds each day because of restrictions on harvesting shellfish... 5003. June 21, 2012 | thestar.com
About 100 people evacuated after corrosive chemical spill, USA
About 100 people have been evacuated after 1,000 liters of dichloromethane spilled inside a commercial building near Steeles Ave. W. and Hwy. 27.... 5004. June 21, 2012 | http://gizmodo.com
Toxic Glue Causes Mysterious F-22 Pilot Syndrome, Says Expert, USA
There is still no official explanation for the ongoing hypoxia-like symptoms experienced by F-22 Raptor pilots. The USAF investigation concluded that they have no clue. Now, someone else claims to know the source of the problem, which has grounded the fleet repeatedly... 5005. June 21, 2012 | The Raw Story
Experts find 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid injected into earth poisons ground water, USA
Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation’s geology as an invisible dumping ground... 5006. June 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative Harnesses Power of Public Spending to Fast-track Green Economy Transition, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012 – A new international initiative to fast track a global transition to a green economy by harnessing the market-shifting power of government and local authority spending was announced today at Rio+20... 5007. June 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Report Calls for Integrated Approach to Human Rights and Environmental Protection, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 19 June 2012 - A new approach that integrates human rights and environmental protection in law is needed to address the impact of environmental degradation on the world's poorest and most vulnerable populations... 5008. June 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Report Warns Ecological Foundations that Support Food Security Are Being Undermined, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012 - The world urgently needs to focus on maintaining and boosting the underlying ecological foundations that support food production, which face growing threats from human activity, to help ensure food security for a growing population... 5009. June 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brazil, Denmark, France & South Africa Join in Commitment to Sustainability Reporting, Brazil
Rio, Tuesday 20 June 2012 - Today a group of leading governments join together in a unique initiative to commit to corporate sustainability reporting, in support of paragraph 47 of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20 - outcome document... 5010. June 20, 2012 | UTSanDiego.com
Rio 20 years later: Pollution up, forests down, USA
WASHINGTON — Since world leaders last gathered in Rio de Janeiro to talk about the state of the Earth, temperatures have climbed and disasters have mounted. As diplomats discuss climate, sustainability and biodiversity2.. 5011. June 20, 2012 | Cambs Times
Dead fish caused by chemical spill at Peterborough have reached Wisbech but worst may be over, UK
DEAD fish caused by a chemical spill at Peterborough have passed through to Wisbech, says the Environment Agency... 5012. June 19, 2012 | The Denver Post
Wildfire: Red slurry's toxic dark side, USA
The hundreds of thousands of gallons of red slurry that air tankers are dropping on Colorado forests to shield mountain houses from wildfires has a downside: It is toxic. Laced with ammonia and nitrates, it has the potential to kill fish and taint water supplies... 5013. June 19, 2012 | TCPalm.com
As mercury affects fish in Treasure Coast waters, Florida officials grapple with fix, USA
Mercury tainting fish in the Indian River Lagoon and Everglades could come from local power plants or ones as far away as China... 5014. June 19, 2012 | guardian.co.uk
Rio+20 Earth summit moves to boost UN environment programme, Brazil
Brazilian draft deal sets out new sustainable development goals but EU delegates and others demand concrete timelines... 5015. June 19, 2012 | IPS
Green Turns Trendy in Indonesia, Indonesia
JAKARTA (IPS)– Studies on carbon emissions conducted in the Bogor Agricultural University (BAU) in West Java confirm that the worst culprits are students with their trendy lifestyles... 5016. June 19, 2012 | BBC
Fears grow for fate of Syria's chemical weapons, Syria
Syria's significant stockpile of chemical weapons adds a frightening additional element to the crisis that threatens to engulf the regime of President Bashar al-Assad... 5017. June 19, 2012 | Ely Standard
Thousands of fish die in the River Nene after a chemical spill of pesticide, UK
AROUND 4,000 fish have died and tens of thousands of fish have been struggling along the length of the River Nene this week, following a chemical spill of pesticides... 5018. June 19, 2012 | cleveland.com
Plastic pollution study to be conducted on Great Lakes for first time, USA
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An environmental survey of Lake Erie and other Great Lakes to be done this summer will, for the first time, identify how seriously micro plastics pollute the lakes, food supplies and even the world's oceans... 5019. June 19, 2012 | Forbes
China's 'Waste to Power' Plants Burn More Coal than Trash, China
China produces more than a quarter of the world’s trash, a burden that the government is attempting to solve by burning some of it for energy... 5020. June 19, 2012 | Associated Press / SF
Governor seeks to cut toxic chemicals in furniture, USA
Gov. Jerry Brown ordered a revision Monday of a nearly 40-year-old California regulation that critics say has prompted furniture manufacturers to apply toxic flame retardants on products sold throughout the United States...

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