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October 3, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Ottawa to review safety of key ingredient in anti-bacterial soaps, Canada
Federal scientists are reviewing the safety of a key ingredient in some anti-bacterial soap, hand sanitizers, toothpaste and deodorant...
October 3, 2011 | Reuters
Sweeping clean water settlement approved for Montana, USA
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge has approved a far-reaching settlement giving Montana until 2014 to clean up polluted streams and lakes in 28 watersheds across the state, capping nearly 15 years of legal battles, officials said on Monday...
October 3, 2011 | Newstalk ZB
New data on water pollution, New Zealand
Research conducted by ESR is giving new information on water pollution...
October 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Groups plan EPA lawsuit over severe ozone pollution, USA
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Environmentalists said they served formal notice Thursday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in preparation for a lawsuit over severe wintertime ozone pollution linked to gas drilling in western Wyoming...
October 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA approves plan to reduce microscopic pollution, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is approving California's air quality plans for reducing microscopic pollution caused by diesel trucks, ship traffic and other sources in Central and Southern California...
October 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Huge Fire at Texas Chemical Plant, USA
A large fire broke out at the Magnablend, Inc., facility in Waxahachie, Texas, while workers were mixing chemicals. It is not known what chemicals were involved...
October 2, 2011 | The Seattle Times
Hazmat team responds to 'chemical suicide' case in Washington state, USA
SEATTLE — A hazardous-materials team and bomb squad were called Sunday morning to the parking lot of a church in the East Bremerton, Wash., area...
October 1, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Breast cancer: Pollution link remains hazy, USA
What's the case for environmental pollutants contributing to breast cancer? Circumstantial evidence keeps patients, doctors,...
October 1, 2011 | Irish Independent
Chemical in red wine slows breast cancer growth, Itly
AN ingredient in red wine can stop breast cancer cells growing and may combat resistant forms of the disease, research suggests...
September 30, 2011 | New Scientist
Air pollution is stunting India's monsoon, India
India has been drying out for half a century, and air pollution thousands of kilometres away is partly to blame...
September 30, 2011 | Radio New Zealand
Water pollution high on list of environmental concerns, New Zealand
A Lincoln University survey sugggests New Zealanders see water pollution as one of the most important environmental issues...
September 29, 2011 | MedWire News
High air pollution brings forward time of heart attack, UK
MedWire News: High levels of air pollution may cause an impending myocardial infarction (MI) to occur sooner than it would have otherwise, suggest UK researchers...
September 28, 2011 | World Nuclear News
WHO warns on urban air pollution, WHO
Air pollution in many cities around the world is increasingly reaching levels that threaten people's health, according to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
September 28, 2011 | IBNS
Urban air pollution kills more than million people each year: UN, USA
New York, Sep 28 : More than one million lives could be saved each year if cities around the world adhered to United Nations guidelines on air pollution from cars and factories that can cause heart disease...
September 27, 2011 | Gulf Times
Indonesia plans to curb greenhouse gas pollution, Indonesia
Indonesia has adopted a sweeping action plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions from industry, forestry and agriculture as part of a global fight against climate change, the government said yesterday...
September 27, 2011 | BBC
Auckland air worse than Sydney's, New Zealand
Officials are still investigating the source of pollution which turned part of the River Neath orange and its effect on the environment...
September 27, 2011 | The Huffington Post
Jewelry Industry To Limit Toxic Cadmium In Kids' Trinkets, USA
LOS ANGELES — The U.S jewelry industry wants states to overturn laws that limit the toxic metal cadmium in children's trinkets and adopt new voluntary guidelines it helped create...
September 27, 2011 | KentOnline
Hundreds of fish found dead in brook, UK
Hundreds of dead fish have been found in the Swalecliffe Brook...
September 26, 2011 | NewsOK.com
Man injured in explosion in El Reno, USA
A man was injured when gas vapors exploded. The victim was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital Monday morning...

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