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4851. May 5, 2012 | TDN.com
What would a coal terminal mean for Cowlitz County air quality?, USA
As far as government regulators are concerned, grain dust floating over the Port of Longview is no different from dust that might blow off coal piles at the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals plant west of town... 4852. May 4, 2012 | AAP
Evidence of toxic chemicals on road: union, Australia
Toxic pesticides and cancerous chemicals were buried on a stretch of the Pacific Highway where road workers recently became ill, a union claims.... 4853. May 4, 2012 | ENN
Are there toxic chemicals in your gardening equipment and supplies?, ENN
Spring time is here and a lot of people are indulging in gardening. But did you know that there are a lot of chemicals that may be harmful to your health in your gardening supplies?... 4854. May 4, 2012 | Palm Beach Post
With toxic household cleaners, make a clean break, Palm Beach Post
Years ago, consumers didn't have many choices when it came to cleaning products. There were a few brand names for general all-purpose cleaning, and then there were old-fashioned basics such as white vinegar, baking soda, borax, lemon oil and Castile soap... 4855. May 4, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sustainable Water Management Brings Economic, Social & Environmental Benefits, say Countries, USA/Kenya
Pre-publication results: UN Survey of 130 Countries Provides In-Depth Status Report on Global Efforts to Improve Water Management.. 4856. May 3, 2012 | Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. shale causes rise in waste gas pollution, USA
The U.S. shale energy boom is fuelling a rise in the burning of waste gas after years of decline, a World Bank source told Reuters ahead of the release of new data, giving environmentalists more ammunition against the industry... 4857. May 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Supporting Canada's Coasts Can Benefit Climate and Economy, Canada/Kenya
Montreal / Nairobi, 03 May 2012 - Reversing the degradation of coastal ecosystems in Canada and elsewhere can play an important role in tackling climate change, while bringing additional benefits to biodiversity and the economies of coastal communities... 4858. May 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Registration Open for New Online Course on the Green Economy, UNEP
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) IS launching a new e-learning course on the Green Economy which is a major theme of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20) IN June 2012... 4859. May 2, 2012 | NorthJersey.com
Four Wanaque homes need test for toxic vapor, USA
New Jersey wants the owner of a Wanaque industrial site to investigate how far a plume of groundwater contaminated with cancer-causing solvents has spread off its First Avenue property... 4860. May 2, 2012 | Stuff.co.nz
A day on, toxic river still flowing, New Zealand
More than a day after a spill was reported to officials, the acrid smell of diesel still wafts off a residential section of the Waikato River and rainbow sheens can be seen escaping the absorbent boom and floating away... 4861. May 2, 2012 | Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
Plan for 'toxic' land, UK
A MASSIVE development for a former Esso site at Bowling could see the fortunes of a potentially toxic wasteground transformed... 4862. May 1, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Peacekeeping Set To Benefit From New Environmental Practices, USA
New York, 1 May 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has today released the findings of a two-year analysis of how peacekeeping missions around the world affect, and are affected by, natural resources and the broader environment... 4863. May 1, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
USC is fined $175,000 for toxic asbestos problems, USA
COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina officials say they’re launching new procedures to improve how building renovations are handled after paying more than $175,000 in state fines for violating environmental laws that protect students and staff from asbestos... 4864. May 1, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Womens' chemical exposure during pregnancy promotes obesity in daughters, EHN
Women exposed while in the womb to low levels of a common stain repellent are three times as likely to gain more weight and have large waists as young adults than women less exposed during development. This is the first time that this chemical... 4865. April 30, 2012 | The Guardian
God-awful pollution of India's waters, India
Scientists in India, concerned about pollution, have been assessing the effects of immersing painted idols in water during religious ceremonies... 4866. April 30, 2012 | The Sacramento Bee
Wildllife Services' deadly force opens Pandora's box of environmental problems, USA
Like the prow of a ship, the Granite Mountains rise sharply from the creamy-white playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada... 4867. April 30, 2012 | California Watch
Plastic pollution in ocean likely underestimated, researchers say, USA
The cause célèbre of plastic litter in the ocean is the Texas-sized, swirling island of plastic debris thousands of miles off the coast of California in the Pacific Ocean... 4868. April 30, 2012 | The Washington Post
Bay cleanup plan has environmental groups at odds, USA
For more than a decade, the Potomac Riverkeeper organization has been that ant that tried to move a rubber tree plant, taking on large corporate polluters in high hopes of one day cleaning the Chesapeake Bay... 4869. April 30, 2012 | The Detroit Mews
Detroit oil spill remains a mystery 10 years later, USA
Detroit— The first call came in from one of the control towers at drawbridges along the Rouge River... 4870. April 29, 2012 | The Sacramento Bee
Kenya poor cling to dump site, Kenya
DANDORA, Kenya – As dawn neared and the light grew, the scene at a municipal dump outside Nairobi, Kenya, was hard to imagine... 4871. April 28, 2012 | NorthJersey.com
Screening in Cedar Grove brings awareness to toxic pollution, USA
The Cedar Grove Environmental Commission will host a film night at the Cedar Grove Public Library on Monday, April 30 at 6 p.m... 4872. April 27, 2012 | This is Kent
Toxic chemicals detected in river, UK
A MAJOR clean-up has been launched after dangerous chemicals were discovered in the River Eden... 4873. April 27, 2012 | This is Sussex
Children fall ill after inhaling toxic fumes, UK
THREE children were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after staying at a campsite in Waldron... 4874. April 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Agricultural Biodiversity Project to Improve Nutrition and Food Security Worldwide, Spain
Rio de Janeiro, Placing renewed emphasis on sustaining the natural variety of crops and animals contributing to agriculture, including neglected yet nutritious traditional foods, can improve food security ands... 4875. April 26, 2012 | manufacturingchemist.com
Toxic gelatin capsules found in China, China
It has been reported in the China Daily and on the The State Food and Drug Administration's (SFDA's) website that contaminated gelatin capsules containing excessive levels of a toxic material (chromium) have been used in branded pharmaceuticals made in China...
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