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July 19, 2011 | WNDU.com
EPA: Indiana and Michigan among the worst in toxic air pollution, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that puts Indiana and Michigan among the worst states in the United States for toxic air pollution ahead of the publication of the Federal Toxins Release Inventory...
July 19, 2011 | UPI
Mercury pollution from power plants seen, USA
INDIANAPOLIS, July 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in Indiana say they have conducted the first study measuring mercury levels in soil near coal-fired U.S. power plants...
July 19, 2011 | 3 News
Air pollution killing hundreds of Aucklanders annually – report, New Zealand
The Auckland Council has received a ticking off from its own officials, who say not enough is being done to combat air pollution in our biggest city...
July 18, 2011 | The Record
Toxic cleanup, USA
THE NEWS that Ford Motor Co. will soon dig out tons of toxic paint sludge from land in Rockland County, N.Y., came just days before the release of a powerful television documentary that chronicles a lawsuit brought by the Ramapough Mountain Indians of Upper Ringwood against the car giant...
July 18, 2011 | The Washington Post
Learning lessons from Fukushima, Japan
AFTER THE MELTDOWNS at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex this year, it was sensible to ask how safe are America’s nuclear plants...
July 18, 2011 | The New York Times
EPA Backs Away From Lead Dust Testing Renovation Proposal, USA
U.S. EPA announced Friday that it decided against a proposed rule that would have required contractors to test dust to prove the absence of lead following renovations...
July 18, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Triclosan: Is Bath & Body Works' new soap harmful to teens?, USA
Health and environmental groups have mounted a campaign against Bath & Body Works, urging the retailer to stop selling its line of “Summertime Scent” soaps that contain triclosan, a chemical categorized as a pesticide...
July 18, 2011 | The New York Times
N.R.C. Chief Plans Quick Response to Post-Fukushima Study, USA
The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that it should decide within 90 days on how to address recommendations to be issued this week by a task force that examined the lessons of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan...
July 18, 2011 | thestar.com
Man taken to hospital after inhaling an airborne chemical, USA
A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital after inhaling an airborne chemical on Monday...
July 18, 2011 | BBC News
Toxic fumes at Haverhill factory after chemical spill, UK
Spilled chemical powder at a Suffolk factory is reacting with rain to produce toxic fumes...
July 16, 2011 | Ekklesia
UK air pollution is an 'invisible killer', says new report, UK
A new report about air pollution and its health impacts, 'Air Pollution: The Invisible Killer' was launched in Southampton yesterday (15 July 2011)...
July 15, 2011 | The Punch
Air pollution linked to learning disorders —Study, Africa
Beyond heart and lung-related complications often associated with air pollution, researchers have discovered that it can also cause mental disability...
July 14, 2011 | Jamaica Observer
Spanish Ambassador says marine pollution could damage Ja’s tourism industry, USA
MONTEGO BAY, St James — SPANISH Ambassador to Jamaica Celsa Nuno has warned that if escalating levels of marine pollution are allowed to continue,...
July 13, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Coal protest in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
About 1,000 residents from three districts in Samut Sakhon blocked Rama II Road in Muang district of Samut Sakhon for several hours on Wednesday in protest against the persistent problem of air pollution blamed on the coal industry in the province...
July 13, 2011 | Mail Online
How fabric that can remove air pollution could be future of eco-friendly fashion, UK
Eco-friendly fashion is all the rage these days, but now new technology has taken the concept to a new level...
July 12, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ammonia leak closes Atlanta street, USA
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta fire officials say an ammonia leak from a baking plant closed DeKalb Avenue for several hours...
July 12, 2011 | The Hindu
Pollution has come to be a part of daily life, India
A decade back or so, a reference to pollution conjured images of billowing smoke from chimneys of industrial units on the outskirts, coloured and odorous effluents discharged into the stream and accumulated filth at the dumps. Not any more...
July 12, 2011 | Nunatsiaq News
More Arctic shipping will up local pollution: Study, Norway
With two to four months of ice-free conditions forecast for the Northwest Passage by 2030, scientists are now looking at what more shipping traffic will mean for the circumpolar region...
July 11, 2011 | IANS
Orchid Chemicals' plant shut on pollution concerns, India
Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Bulk drug maker Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd Monday announced the closure of a factory here after an order of Tamil Nadu's pollution control agency on disposal of solid waste...
July 11, 2011 | Innovations report
Indoor Air Pollution Linked to Cardiovascular Risk, USA
n estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people – especially women – to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which can cause premature death and lung disease...
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