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5301. April 10, 2012 | The Raw Story
Woman’s toxic suicide results in hazmat scare, evacuation, USA
Residents had to be evacuated from a Boston apartment building after a resident committed suicide by ingesting a chemical that the human body metabolizes into a type of cyanide...

5302. April 9, 2012 | The Australia
Mining firm accused of blowing up Aboriginal sacred site, Australia
A MINING company has been accused of deliberately desecrating an Aboriginal sacred site in central Australia by setting off an explosion that split the rocky outcrop containing the site in half...

5303. April 9, 2012 | The Independent
Achim Steiner: 'We haven't even begun to understand the damage we are bringing to bear on the sustainability of our planet', UK
Achim Steiner, the UN Environment Programme's boss, fears for our future. But, he tells Michael McCarthy, it is not too late...

5304. April 9, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Article underestimates the potency of nitrous oxide, USA
A news story in the Summit County Citizen's Voice undervalues the potency of nitrous oxide as a greenhouse gas while explaining its link to fertiizers...

5305. April 9, 2012 | ScienceDaily
Study Links Toxic Component in Herbal Remedies to Kidney Failure and Cancer, USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2012) — Aristolochic acid (AA), a component of a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times, leads to kidney failure and upper urinary tract cancer (UUC) in individuals exposed to the toxin...

5306. April 9, 2012 | WRAL.com
Duke scientist finds toxic chemicals in baby products, USA
DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University scientist is raising concern about his discovery of flame retardants in countless baby products...

5307. April 8, 2012 | guardian.co.uk
Indian tribe's Avatar-like battle against mining firm reaches supreme court, India
Dongria Kondh people pledge to carry on fight to prevent Vedanta Resources from mining bauxite in Niyamgiri hills...

5308. April 8, 2012 | The Vancouver Sun
Proposed open-pit mine in Kamloops’ ‘backyard’ stirs debate, Canada
A proposed open-pit copper-gold mine that’s partly within Kamloops city limits is testing the mining-friendly community’s tolerance over its close relationship to the province’s extractive resource industries...

5309. April 8, 2012 | ksl.com
Environmentalists praise Anadarko natural gas project, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Environmentalists are lauding a natural gas drilling project proposed for Uintah County as the way to do business — promoting a nexus among federal land managers, the gas company and conservation groups...

5310. April 8, 2012 | Bangkok Post
Doctor says Thailand should match WHO's pollution standard, Thailand
A doctor providing medical care to haze-affected patients in the North has called for an adjustment to the pollution safety standard...

5311. April 8, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Purity and pollution in Japan, Japan
Japan "is enmired in waste." Naturally — what industrialized or industrializing nation isn't? It's a ubiquitous problem urgently demanding an elusive solution..

5312. April 7, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Report: Indiana tops nation in water pollution, USA
ROCKPORT, Ind. — Indiana topped the nation last year in the amount of toxic chemicals its factories discharged into waterways, according to a report from an environmental group that found Hoosier industries dumped more than 27 million...

5313. April 6, 2012 | STV News
Dounreay workers destroy 'major chemical hazard', UK
The 57,000 litres of radioactive metal was one of the most hazardous legacies of Britain's early atomic research...

5314. April 5, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Masks can cut air pollution risks, China
Face masks can help protect those with coronary heart disease (CHD) from symptoms and health effects triggered by exposure to polluted air, a study from Beijing, China finds...

5315. April 5, 2012 | CBC News
Cosmetic lawn chemical ban urged for Regina, Canada
The city of Regina is being urged to impose restrictions on the use of chemicals to improve the look of lawns...

5316. April 5, 2012 | Scoop News
Chemical Spill Contained At Lyttelton Port Of Christchurch, New Zealand
Chemical Spill Contained At Lyttelton Port Of Christchurch. This morning a container on a vessel berthed at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch was identified as leaking. The manifests stated that it was a Class 8 Hazardous substance...

5317. April 5, 2012 | People's Daily Online
Ship's toxic chemical leak under control, China
A minor toxic chemical leak from a Danish container ship at Yangshan Deep-water Port has been controlled while no pollution has harmed the waters, following three days of emergency response and cleanup work...

5318. April 5, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
118 Tanjung Priok Containers Confirmed to Contain Toxic Waste, Indonesia
Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment confirmed on Thursday that 118 containers of scrap metal seized at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta in February contained hazardous materials...

5319. April 4, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Cast Your Vote in the Rio+20 Big Blog Off!, Kenya
Nairobi, 4 April 2014 - Earlier this year, UNEP and TreeHugger invited green bloggers from across the world to submit an article to the World Environment Day (WED) competition...

5320. April 4, 2012 | KCCI Des Moines
Large Chemical Spill Closes Major Road, USA
ANKENY, Iowa -- The Ankeny Fire Department is working to clean up a large chemical spill Tuesday afternoon...