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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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3026. September 17, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
'Slow Food' Founder to Receive UN Champion of the Earth Award, USA
Carlo Petrini Honoured for Efforts to Improve Sustainability of Global Food Supply and Tackle Food Waste... 3027. September 16, 2013 | Examinaer.com
4 things you can do to reduce pollution, USA
The week of September 16 - 22 is Pollution Prevention week. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging Americans to prevent or reduce pollution... 3028. September 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eleventh Session of the UNCCD Conference of Parties Opens in Namibia, Africa
During the first week, participants will build upon the results of the second UNCCD scientific conference and review the progress after the completion of the first half of the 10-Year Strategy of the UNCCD (2008-2018)... 3029. September 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brian McClendon, co-founder and VP of Google Earth Awarded Top UN Environment Prize for Mapping New Conservation Paths and Creating Livelihood Opportunities through the Green Economy, USA
Indigenous Tribes from Sumatra and the Amazon to the Heart of Africa Use Google Earth Tools to Monitor Wildlife Crime, Keep Track of Illegal Logging and Trade in Carbon Credits... 3030. September 16, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Message from Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, UNEP
Sustainable development - enabled by the integration of economic growth, social justice and environmental stewardship - must become our global guiding principle and operational standard... 3031. September 15, 2013 | NYTime.com
Pollution in Lake Okeechobee, USA
Joni Mitchell’s words — “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” — have never been more relevant. Sadly, her message didn’t resonate with planners, engineers and developers in South Florida, where Lake Okeechobee has become an environmental quagmire.... 3032. September 15, 2013 | The New India Express
Contaminated ground water in city: Study, India
Water, supplied from nearly 25 per cent of the 617 borewells in 110 villages newly added to the city, is contaminated, according to a study conducted recently by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on the direction of the High Court... 3033. September 15, 2013 | seattlepi.com
Analysis: High costs keep Japan focus on nuclear, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan once again has become without atomic energy as its only operating nuclear reactor went offline Sunday for refueling and maintenance... 3034. September 15, 2013 | The Garden Island
Resident says he was exposed to pesticide, Hawaii
LIHUE — A Kilauea resident says he was exposed to pesticides while driving with his windows down as he passed a DuPont Pioneer agricultural field in Lihue Wednesday morning... 3035. September 15, 2013 | timesofmalta.com
Air quality for power stations, Malta
Independent sustainability managers are calling for a more accurate assessment of air quality linked to the Delimara power station... 3036. September 15, 2013 | Telegraph
Japan to switch off nuclear power, Japan
Japan is about to be nuclear power-free for just the third time in more than four decades, and has no firm date for re-starting an energy source that has provided about 30 percent of electricity to the world's third-largest economy... 3037. September 15, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Lead poisoning a gamble for country's billion-baht reserve, Thailand
An environmental assessment that began two years ago will soon conclude and judge whether lead mining should resume in Kanchanaburi province, which may again put villagers' lives at stake over a resources... 3038. September 15, 2013 | philly.com
GreenSpace: Proximity to industrial plants' benzene linked to cancer
Benzene may seem innocuous - it is clear, colorless, and has a slightly sweet odor. But it's one bad actor. It's a carcinogen, and you don't want to be breathing it... 3039. September 14, 2013 | Deccan Herald
Children falling victims to pollution in Bangalore. India
Those as young as four years are using inhalers and rough it out travelling on Bangalore roads. Take Rohan Shenoy, an eight-year-old boy. He suffers from wheezing, sleep apnea syndrome and memory deficit, most of the time confined indoors as the environment out makes it hard for him to breathe... 3040. September 14, 2013 | The Daily Star
Thermal pollution of water by power plants
Since the beginning of the last century, fossil fuel power plants have drastically diminished the quality of the air we breathe by venting most of the undesirable contaminants into the atmosphere... 3041. September 14, 2013 | Fox News Latino
Dangers Pesticides Pose To Workers Force Farmers To Look For Alternatives, USA
FRESNO, CALIF. – For decades, California strawberry growers like Rod Koda injected the potent pesticide methyl bromide into soil to kill bugs, weeds and plant diseases before planting strawberries... 3042. September 14, 2013 | The Plain Dealer
Clean air group pushes FirstEnergy boycott, USA
A clean-air group is trying to convince Ohio consumers, for the second time, to boycott FirstEnergy Solutions... 3043. September 14, 2013 | The Guardian
Shoppers in England to be charged for plastic bags, UK
Nick Clegg to unveil new 5p cost of bags in supermarkets and large stores to cut use of environmentally damaging products... 3044. September 13, 2013 | The Japan Times
Toxic drain water may have run into Pacific, Japna
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it found radioactive substances in a drainage ditch that leads directly to the Pacific Ocean near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant... 3045. September 13, 2013 | The New York Times
China unveils plans to reduce air pollution, China
BEIJING -- The Chinese government announced an ambitious plan Thursday to curb air pollution across the nation, including setting some limits on burning coal and taking high-polluting vehicles off the roads to ensure a drop in the concentration of particulate matter in cities... 3046. September 13, 2013 | The MetroWest Daily News
Ashland discusses how to manage pollution at Warren Woods, USA
ASHLAND — Ignorance is bliss, they say. But there is much less bliss in Ashland now that professionals have told the town just how much pollution is at Warren Woods... 3047. September 13, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Opinion: 'Chemical brain drain' endangers generations of children
Centuries ago, citizens of the Roman Empire and Japan's Samurai regime suffered severe lead poisoning. The brains of their children were seriously damaged, and some scholars say this could have contributed to the downfall of these mighty empires... 3048. September 13, 2013 | loe.org
Shrinking Natural Gas Royalties, USA
Farmers struggling to make a living from their land have welcomed gas companies that want to drill for natural gas on their property... 3049. September 13, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Media Invitation: Press Conference and Awards Ceremony - New York, 18 September, UNEP
From Tackling Deforestation in the Amazon and Resource Inefficiencies in Europe, to Championing Community Conservation in Mexico, Atmospheric Research in Asia and Revolutionizing Technology for a ‘Green Economy’ Worldwide... 3050. September 12, 2013 | StarTribune.com
Wal-Mart asks suppliers to phase out about 10 chemicals from cosmetics, cleaning products, USA
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will require its suppliers to phase out about 10 hazardous chemicals from personal care products, cosmetics and cleaning products sold in its stores...
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