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5001. 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... 5002. 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... 5003. 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... 5004. 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... 5005. 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... 5006. 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... 5007. 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... 5008. 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... 5009. 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... 5010. 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... 5011. 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... 5012. 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... 5013. 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... 5014. 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... 5015. 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... 5016. 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... 5017. 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... 5018. 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... 5019. 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... 5020. 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... 5021. 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... 5022. 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... 5023. 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... 5024. 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... 5025. 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...
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