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4751. June 3, 2012 | Postmedia News
Feds suggest U.S. EPA could replace Canadian pollution team, Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government has suggested it could replace a team of smokestack pollution specialists by turning to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appearing to contradict its own description of the scientists... 4752. June 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brazil Launches Green Passport Campaign on Eve of World Environment Day, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, 1 June 2012 - World Environment Day (WED) celebrations got underway today under the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue as the Government of Brazil and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched... 4753. June 1, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Green Economy Will Boost Jobs & Economic Growth, New Global Poll, UK
LONDON, UK (1 JUNE 2012) - A Green Economy would have a more positive impact on major economic, social and environmental problems than today's economy, according to two new global surveys of consumers and thought leaders released today... 4754. May 31, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
CITES Secretary-General Urges Action to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade at US Senate Committee Hearing, Switzerland
Geneva, 31 May 2012 - The Secretary-General of theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Mr John E. Scanlon, testified this week on the topic of "Ivory and Insecurity: The Global Implications of Poaching in Africa" in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations... 4755. May 31, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN to Announce Winners of Champions of the Earth Environment Awards, Kenya
Nairobi, 31 May 2012 - A president who is spearheading green policies in Asia, a conservationist tackling poaching in Kenya and a renewable energy entrepreneur from the Middle East are among the winners of the United Nations' flagship environmental awards, to be announced on 4 June 2012 in Brazil... 4756. May 30, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Countdown Begins to World Environment Day 2012, Kenya/Brazil
Nairobi/Rio de Janeiro, 30 May 2012 - From the floor of the National Senate, to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the countdown to World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June 2012 is well underway in Brazil... 4757. May 29, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Elevated mercury exposure a by-product of Peruvian gold mining, Peru
Living in Peruvian towns with small-scale mining is associated with an unhealthy body burden of mercury, a link confirmed by a recently published study. The risk increased in those eating fish and working as miners... 4758. May 29, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Transition to Green Economy Could Yield up to 60 Million Jobs, Switzerland
GENEVA, 29 May 2012 - The transformation to a greener economy could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty, according to a new report led by the Green Jobs Initiative... 4759. May 28, 2012 | Deccan Herald
SC concerned over Bhopal toxic wastes, India
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its concern over the indifferent attitude shown by the Centre and others in disposing of the toxic wastes lying at Bhopal’s defunct Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) plant since 1984... 4760. May 28, 2012 | Bangor Daily News (BDN Maine)
DEP: 4,000 to 6,000 gallons of paper chemical spilled in Bucksport derailment, USA
BUCKSPORT, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is estimating that 4,000 to 6,000 gallons of a chemical used to make coated paper spilled into the Penobscot River when several train tanker cars derailed in Bucksport on Friday... 4761. May 28, 2012 | PressTV
PVC flooring chemicals taken up by children's bodies, Iran
Higher levels of the potentially harmful plastic chemicals known as phthalates have been detected in the bodies of children from homes with PVC flooring... 4762. May 28, 2012 | nzherald
Report questions NZ's environment action, New Zealand
New Zealand can "hold its head up high" at next month's Rio Earth Summit, Environment Minister Amy Adams says, despite a report saying the country has failed to meet environmental commitments... 4763. May 28, 2012 | CBC News
Chemicals in tsunami debris could pose coastal threat, Canada
The spill and spread of industrial chemicals across the coastline of British Columbia is a possibility as slower-moving tsunami debris from Japan approaches the west coast, according to experts observing its movements... 4764. May 28, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Pharma Strives For Green Goals, UK
Technology and metrics are major factors in drug firms’ approaches to reducing waste... 4765. May 28, 2012 | ABC News
North Korea suffering severe drought, North Korea
North Korean state media says the impoverished communist country is suffering a prolonged and widespread drought, raising fears it will worsen already dire food shortages... 4766. May 28, 2012 | The Daily Star
Import ban fails to curb asbestos danger, Lebanon
BEIRUT: Known for its stunning beaches, the Batroun town of Shekka has a less pristine past that might still be killing its residents. Until 2000, Shekka housed the Eternit Company, the country’s biggest importer of the carcinogen asbestos.... 4767. May 27, 2012 | Tampa Bay Times
Reject the dirty politics of coal ash for clean water, USA
Florida's drinking waters are slowly being poisoned by a silent toxic menace. If certain members of Congress have their way, federal regulators will never be able to do anything about it... 4768. May 27, 2012 | ksl.com
Contaminated areas to get cleaned up with help of grants, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly $1.6 million in grants is funneling into Utah to help a trio of entities assess potential environmental problems or start cleanup of known sites already compromised by contaminants... 4769. May 27, 2012 | The Charleston Gazette
Meth lab growth hurting hotels, motels, USA
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Authorities say methamphetamine creation inside hotel rooms is increasing as crews work to test and clean the latest contamination closure in Kanawha County... 4770. May 27, 2012 | The Guardian
Anti-GM protesters kept from tearing up wheat crop by police, UK
Police use trespass order and mounted officers to halt hundreds of activists at entrance to land owned by Rothamsted Research... 4771. May 25, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
India May Send Chemical Waste To Germany, India
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian government ministers are considering a plan to have a German company dispose of toxic waste dumped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a chemical gas leak killed thousands in 1984, officials said Friday... 4772. May 25, 2012 | The Daily Star
Massive roadway pollution leads to early death, Lebanon
BEIRUT: The country’s air pollution is making our lives shorter, according to findings presented by an environmental research team at the American University of Beirut Thursday... 4773. May 25, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Members Join the UN-wide Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Switzerland
Geneva, 22 May 2012 - An initiative launched in 2011 to enhance the sharing of information on international environmental agreements has expanded its platform to include new members... 4774. May 25, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eastern Europe and Central Asia aim for cleaner and productive future, Russia
25 May 2012, Moscow, the Russian Federation - On the final run up before world leaders gather in Brazil for the "Rio + 20" U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Moscow takes leader... 4775. May 24, 2012 | Scoop News
Auckland Council Creates Pollution Risk - NZ First, New Zealand
New Zealand First has raised serious concerns about the Auckland Council cancelling funding for hazardous material collection days to save $3.5 million over 10 years...
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