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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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4876. April 26, 2012 | brightsurf.com
List of the top 10 toxic chemicals suspected to cause autism and learning disabilities, USA
An editorial published today in the prestigious journal Environmental Health Perspectives calls for increased research to identify possible environmental causes of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders... 4877. April 26, 2012 | Global Research
NUCLEAR RADIATION IN ONTARIO: Tritium Toxic Emissions have Increased Dramatically in Peterborough, Canada
William E. Lynch Jr. is the owner of Shield Source, which manufactures radioactive 'EXIT' signs using a nuclear reactor waste by-product called Tritium. Tritium gas was first used as the detonating component in nuclear bombs... 4878. April 26, 2012 | Economic Times
Strategic mistrust is toxic in Asia: Chinese daily, China
BEIJING: With both India and Pakistan test firing nuclear-capable missiles in close succession, a state- run Chinese daily lamented the "strategic mistrust" that persists in Asia while hoping this does not lead to a vicious arms race in the region... 4879. April 26, 2012 | The Calgary Herald
Hazardous chemical spill contained to northeast Calgary laboratory, Canada
Alberta Environment and Water is reviewing a hazardous chemical spill that occurred late Wednesday afternoon at a laboratory in northeast Calgary... 4880. April 26, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Art & Ozone: Statue of Ancient Goddess Highlights Modern Climate Challenges, China/Kenya
Beijing/Nairobi, A new statue of a mythical Chinese goddess, which is designed to raise awareness of ozone protection, has been unveiled in a Beijing public park... 4881. April 26, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Executive Director Praises London 2012's Sustainability Measures, England
London, 26 April 2012 - Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, praised London 2012 as a shining example of a sustainable major sporting event as he visited the Olympic Park in East London... 4882. April 25, 2012 | Asahi Shimbun Digital
Heavy-metal pollution takes toll on Chinese villagers, China
DONGTANG, China -- Amid the persistent stench of chemicals used at nearby factories, villagers here were once again reminded of the dangers surrounding them when a 6-year-old boy's hair began falling out... 4883. April 25, 2012 | WCVB Boston
Report: Ozone Pollution Still Problem In Mass, USA
BOSTON -- More than a third of Massachusetts residents live in a county with failing air quality... 4884. April 25, 2012 | ThinkProcess
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans Tell EPA To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reductions, USA
On April 13, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first carbon dioxide pollution limits for new coal fired power plants... 4885. April 25, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Experts Examine New Developments in Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management, USA
New York, 25 April 2012 - Some 70 ambassadors, international experts and researchers met this week to examine recent lessons from more than 60 countries in managing natural resources to support peacebuilding and conflict management... 4886. April 24, 2012 | newsnet5.com
Possible chemical spill may be to blame for thousands of dead fish in Rocky River, USA
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO - The Bonnie Park Picnic Area of the Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville was filled with new green leaves sprouting Tuesday and birds singing... 4887. April 24, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Climate and Clean Air Coalition Expands to 13 Members, Sweden
Stockholm, Five transformational initiatives aimed at accelerating and scaling-up action against a range of health, crop and climate-damaging pollutants were given the go-ahead by ministers meeting in the Swedish capital Stockholm... 4888. April 24, 2012 | Lutterworth Mail
Air pollution 'kills 13,000 per year', UK
“Air pollution from exhaust fumes kills more than twice as many people as road accidents,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The paper said that around 1,850 people die in traffic accidents annually... 4889. April 24, 2012 | Hürriyet Daily News
Project aims to prevent sea pollution, Turkey
The CoCoNET project aims to increase the number of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the participation of 400 scientists from 22 countries, including Turkey and Israel... 4890. April 23, 2012 | The Nation
Thailand seeks more cash to fight smog, Thailand
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of Thailand will today request Cabinet approval for 20 million baht (US$647,249) to hire 1,000 more workers to bring the raging northern smog under control, a source said yesterday... 4891. April 23, 2012 | Vientiane Times
Clean air on the horizon for Vientiane, Laos
Clean air is a prerequisite for a good quality of life for humans, animals and plants, and helps to prevent damage to the soil and buildings... 4892. April 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Three applicants shortlisted as host of new UNFCCC Climate Technology Centre, Germany
Bonn, The evaluation panel for selecting the host of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC) has proposed a short list ranking three applicants which have offered to host the new Climate Technology Centre of the UN Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC)... 4893. April 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
56 Ways to Live More Sustainable Lives, Sweden
Stockholm, 23 April 2012 - A report released today throws the spotlight on 56 examples countries could emulate to switch to more sustainable consumption and production (SCP)... 4894. April 23, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
China detains 54 suspects, seizes millions of toxic capsules in tainted drug scandal, China
BEIJING — Chinese state media say police have arrested nine people and detained 54 others in a crackdown on chromium-tainted gel capsules made from industrial waste... 4895. April 23, 2012 | Jiji-Daily Yomiuri
1 dead in chemical plant blast, Japan
YAMAGUCHI (Jiji-Daily Yomiuri)--One male employee died and 11 were injured at a chemical plant in an explosion in Waki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the hours just before dawn on Sunday... 4896. April 23, 2012 | Indian Express
Arsenic contamination five times above limit in Yamuna floodplains: DU study, India
Arsenic contamination of ground water from Yamuna floodplains in Delhi is several times the permissible limit and the prime culprit for this poisoning is fly ash and other residue from Delhi’s thermal power plants.. 4897. April 23, 2012 | Global Times
Beijing pollution plan 'falls far short', China
Beijing's plans to clean up its air by cutting PM2.5 emissions by 30 percent by 2020 would still fall short of the national standard, a city environmental official revealed in a television interview... 4898. April 23, 2012 | Timeofmalta.com
Hopes fade for answers in Rio to global problems, Malta
With two months left before leaders assemble for the UN’s Rio de Janeiro Summit, prospects for a radical fix of the planet’s worsening environmental ills and poverty seem remote... 4899. April 23, 2012 | IBTimes
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Makes Children Fat, UK
Prenatal exposure to high levels of air pollution doubled the likelihood of children becoming obese in a new study by Colombia University's Mailman School of Public Health... 4900. April 23, 2012 | Green Bay Press Gazette
Pollution in Green Bay, manufacturing industry at odds, USA
Green Bay leader proposes clean-air measures to reduce impact of factory pollutants...
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