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3851. December 17, 2012 | FRANCE 24
Invisible pollution, EU
This week we take a look at the fashion giants which have been pressured into stopping the use of hazardous chemicals... 3852. December 17, 2012 | The Economic Times
Green Ministry eases SEZ clearance norms, India
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has simplified the procedures for granting clearances to special economic zones as it seeks to shed the anti-industry image... 3853. December 17, 2012 | Bangkok Post
Experts issue warning as farm chemical imports double, Thailand
Thailand imported more than 160,000 tonnes of agricultural chemicals, worth up to 22 billion baht, last year _ more than double the 2005 figure when the country imported 78,000 tonnes of farm chemicals, the group said, citing Agriculture Department records... 3854. December 16, 2012 | Examinaer.com
19 horses die, 9 others fall ill after eating toxic plant at Colorado facility, USA
The consumption of a highly toxic plant is believed to be the reason more than two dozen horses suddenly died or fell ill early this month at the Canon City Wild Horse Inmate Program facility in Colorado... 3855. December 16, 2012 | The Garden Island
PCBs found in Princeville water tank officials say water does not pose a threat, USA
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health announced Friday that a chemical contaminant was found in a drinking water reservoir in Princeville. The department also states that water distributed from the drinking water system, which serves about 1,700 people, “does not pose a health threat and continues to be safe.”.. 3856. December 16, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
WHO downplayed health effects of nuclear crisis on Fukushima residents : German physician, Germany
BERLIN — A German doctor and member of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicians' group has criticized a World Health Organization report on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe for underestimating its impact on human health... 3857. December 16, 2012 | The Columbia Daily Tribune
Citizens raise concerns about fluoride, USA
Columbia is joining a long list of U.S. cities taking another look at the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water... 3858. December 16, 2012 | TheState.com
Rising radiation at SC nuclear dump prompts cleanup talk but no action, USA
COLUMBIA, SC — Radioactive pollution is getting worse on parts of South Carolina’s nuclear-waste dump near Barnwell, but state regulators say cleaning up the contaminated groundwater isn’t in their plan... 3859. December 16, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Uranium smelter's legacy moves on, Australia
THE controversial clean-up of a radioactive site in Hunters Hill is set to begin early next year, with any hazardous waste to be moved from the harbourside suburb to Lidcombe, the NSW government says... 3860. December 16, 2012 | Herald Scotland
Air pollution at Waverley seven times higher than safety limits, UK
Exhaust fumes from trains and taxis, coupled with toxic dust kicked up by construction works, are endangering the health of commuters, tourists and workers – particularly those with asthma, lung or heart conditions, experts say... 3861. December 15, 2012 | The News Journal
Pollution limit tightened, USA
Federal officials have adopted a tighter limit on chronic levels of very fine soot in the nation’s air while also predicting that 99 percent of the nation’s counties – including New Castle County – will reach compliance within seven years because of regulations already in place... 3862. December 15, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
Florida rivers getting sicker, Sentinel investigation finds, USA
That's what the Orlando Sentinel found after a yearlong evaluation of some of the state's biggest and smallest, most urban and remote, cleanest and dirtiest, protected and abused rivers... 3863. December 14, 2012 | Reuters
US EPA finalizes stricter soot pollution limits, USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday tightened limits on harmful soot pollution from sources including power plants, diesel engines and burning wood... 3864. December 14, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Utah Air Pollution Plans Scrapped, State Board To Start Over, USA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's plans to reduce air pollution turned out to be nearly as bad as the air itself... 3865. December 14, 2012 | This is Devon
Man died in house fire, overcome by toxic fumes, UK
The family of a man who died in a house fire have paid tribute to a "lovely man who was larger than life"... 3866. December 14, 2012 | The Nation
11 faint after toxic ‘treat’, Pakistan
LAHORE – Eleven labourers fell unconscious and robbed by their colleague, shortly after they consumed toxic food in the Sattukatla police limits on Thursday... 3867. December 14, 2012 | The Dallas Morning News
The Burden of Lead: West Dallas deals with contamination decades later, USA
The low-income neighborhood of older wood-frame homes in West Dallas is a far cry from the suburb of newly built brick houses in Frisco 30 miles to the north... 3868. December 14, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
France bans controversial chemical BPA in food packaging, France
The French parliament voted Thursday to ban the use of bisphenol A, a chemical thought to have a toxic effect on the brain and nervous system, in baby food packaging next year and all food containers in 2015... 3869. December 14, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Green Economy in Focus During UNEP Meeting with Government of Russia, Russia
UNEP Executive Director and Minister for Environment and Natural Resources Discuss Continued Cooperation... 3870. December 14, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Key Protocol Signed at Caspian Environmental Conference, Russian Federation
In Moscow, Russian Federation, the five Caspian states have reaffirmed their strong commitment to protect the Caspian marine environment and pledged to maintain close cooperation in addressing common environmental challenges... 3871. December 12, 2012 | This is Tamworth
Motorists evacuated as chemical fire sparks M6 closure, UK
Following earlier reports of a vehicle fire on the M6 near Coleshill Warwickshire Police have now confirmed that the motorway has been closed due to a chemical fire... 3872. December 12, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Pig farm pollution linked to higher blood pressure, EHN
Air pollution and strong odors emanating from large-scale swine operations may affect blood pressure of people who live nearby, according to new research... 3873. December 11, 2012 | ABS-CBNnews.com
Toxic cosmetic products seized in Baclaran, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines -- Over 100 boxes full of cosmetic products which allegedly contain toxic metals were seized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Chinese medicine drug stores in Baclaran, Parañaque City on Tuesday... 3874. December 11, 2012 | Reuters
UPDATE 2-Six hurt in Novartis plant chemical leak-police, Switzerland
ec 11 (Reuters) - Six people who inhaled leaking chemicals at the Novartis plant which makes the company's top-selling drug Diovan were taken to hospital on Tuesday, police said... 3875. December 11, 2012 | The Local
Novartis chemical spill injures 13 near Basel, Switzerland
Six people were rushed to hospital and seven others needed medical attention on Tuesday after a toxic chemical leak at a Novartis plant in the canton of Basel Country...
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