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April 21, 2011 | Xinhua
Chinese experts call for attention to "city illnesses", China
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese experts said Tuesday that China's rapid urbanization and economic growth have caused serious "city illnesses", such as water shortages, environmental pollution and traffic jams...
April 21, 2011 | West Sussex County Times
Pollution heart risk is unclear, UK
Cycling is “one of the biggest triggers of heart attacks”, claimed the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that pollution and spending time in traffic can also bring on heart attacks for drivers and commuters... April 21, 2011 | Xinhua
Philippines adopts ways to reduce pollution, Philippines
THE Philippines has made its first step in coming up with an environment-friendly transport model for the country, which the government hoped would help reduce pollution... April 21, 2011 | The Hindu
Pollution monitoring infrastructure inadequate, India
The India Pollution Map, a website project at the Centre for Development Finance (CDF), has tracked the government pollution monitoring regime and has mapped aspects of air and water quality through an online mapping tool... April 21, 2011 | ANI
Study links air pollution to premenopausal breast cancer in later life, USA
Washington, April 21 : Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown that exposure to air pollution early in life and when a woman gives birth to her first child may alter her DNA and may be associated with premenopausal breast cancer later in life... April 21, 2011 | Asia-Pacific News
Japan radiation leaking into sea 20,000 times above limit, Japan
Tokyo - Radioactive substances that leaked into the sea from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant totalled an estimated 5,000 terabecquerels, 20,000 times more than the annual limit allowed for the plant, its operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), said Thursday... April 21, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Renewed optimism following year of harsh environmental realities for Haiti, Haiti
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), 21 April 2011 - The stark environmental challenges in Haiti during 2010 and opportunities for a more sustainable future are presented in a new publication from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... April 21, 2011 | Friends of the Earth
London air pollution breaches legal level, UK
Air pollution in London breached legal limits yesterday (Wednesday 20 April 2011), despite commitments by both the UK Government and London Mayor to bring it under control this year to avoid huge EU fines... April 21, 2011 | MLive.com
Viewpoint: Protect our children from coal's toxic mercury pollution, USA
I see the TES Filer coal-fired power plant in Manistee every day. My children and community live in its shadow and breathe its air pollution... April 20, 2011 | The Age
PM's carbon test for business, Australia
JULIA Gillard has challenged big business to declare whether it supports Australia's bipartisan 5 per cent emission reduction target and a market-based approach to get there... April 20, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Natural toxin killing Calif. dolphins, sea lions, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dolphins and sea lions that have died along the Southern California coast in recent weeks may be victims of a deadly neurotoxin produced by a seasonal algae bloom, experts said Tuesday... April 20, 2011 | San Franciso Chronicle
Mercury climbing in food chain, new study shows, USA
Levels of mercury have risen dramatically in some Pacific seabirds in the past 120 years, suggesting that industrial emissions containing the poisonous metal associated with... April 20, 2011 | CBS Denver
Chemical Spill Evacuations Lifted For All Homes In Monument, USA
MONUMENT, Colo. (CBS4) – An evacuation order for homes surrounding a chemical leak from a train was lifted for all homes in Monument at about 9 p.m. Wednesday... April 20, 2011 | KentOnline
Chemical spill in Whitstable sparks evacuation, UK
Hundreds of people were evacuated after a chemical leak at a Whitstable factory today... April 20, 2011 | Independent.ie
Hospital ward evacuated after chemical emergency, Ireland
Members of the Kilkenny Fire Service getting washed down after dealing with a chemical accident at St Luke's General Hospital yesterday afternoon... April 20, 2011 | NaturalNews
New warning: dangerous antibacterial soap chemical found in fish, USA
(NaturalNews) The current mania over putting anti-bacterial chemicals in everything from cleaning wipes and hand soap to detergent and toothpaste has resulted in the widespread contamination of the environment with... April 20, 2011 | Euro Weekly News
Toxic cloud at pool forces evacuation, EU
A TOXIC cloud at a municipal swimming pool in Palma forced the evacuation of a dozen workers at the municipal swimming pools at 7.20am on Tuesday. Apparently a worker who was preparing the chlorine solution mixed hydrochloric acid with hypochlorite by mistake, which caused a toxic cloud of ammonia... April 20, 2011 | PRNewswire
Waste Management Announces Solution to Reduce Stormwater Pollution, USA
HOUSTON, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with AbTech Industries under which Waste Management will provide SmartSponge® to its customers including municipalities... April 20, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Remembering Earth Day, UNEP
On April 22nd we celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Earth Day created in 1970, a landmark for the environmental movement. A movement that gave birth to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)... April 20, 2011 | TIME
The Biggest Casualty of the Oil Spill: Mental Health, USA
When the Exxon Valdez ran ashore in Prince William Sound in 1989, the immediate focus was on the damage that millions of gallons of oil might do to the pristine Alaskan waters. And, indeed, the toll was terrible: an estimated 250,000 birds died because of the spill, and the Sound's productive fisheries took years to fully recover from the pollution. Even today, you can find leftover oil on the rocky islands of the Sound...

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