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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5076. 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... 5077. 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... 5078. 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)... 5079. 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)... 5080. 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... 5081. 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... 5082. 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.. 5083. 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... 5084. 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... 5085. 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... 5086. 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... 5087. April 23, 2012 | The Express Tribune
Transport blues: Motorbike rickshaws keep on polluting, Pakistan
LAHORE / LAHORE: The government has largely given up on trying to purge the streets of motorcycle rickshaws, one of the leading causes of air pollution in the city, The Express Tribune has learnt... 5088. April 23, 2012 | NPR
How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife And Water, USA
We'd probably like to think that clean, safe food goes hand in hand with pristine nature, with lots of wildlife and clean water... 5089. April 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Pacific Islands Face Severe Water Threat, new report says, Thailand
Bangkok, 23 April 2012 – Climate change will exacerbate water stress in Pacific Islands, particularly small islands that rely on seasonal rain for their freshwater needs... 5090. April 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Press Conference: Outcome of the First Ministerial of The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, UNEP
The Clean Air Coalition will announce new partners and take forward projects to phase-down and phase-out short-lived pollutants which include black carbon or 'soot' and methane... 5091. April 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Publishes Greenhouse Gas Emission Figures and Highlights Progress towards Climate Neutrality, USA
New York, 22 April 2012 - The UN today launched its third annual 'Moving Towards a Climate Neutral UN' report, detailing the UN's greenhouse gas emissions for 2010 and it's ongoing efforts to measure and reduce them... 5092. April 22, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
In 1972, EPA battled pollution, now it's politics in the U.S, USA
WASHINGTON — A polluted drainage ditch that once flowed with industrial waste from Lake Charles, La., petrochemical plants teems with overgrown, wild plants today... 5093. April 22, 2012 | The New York Times
Part of Waste Problem Is Now Part of Solution, USA
HONEST TEA, like other organic beverage sellers, normally promotes its real leaves, fair trade certified tea, less sugary taste and environmentally friendly packaging... 5094. April 22, 2012 | New Scientist
Arctic methane leaks threaten climate, Arctic
As Arctic sea ice breaks apart, massive amounts of methane could be released into the atmosphere from the cold waters beneath... 5095. April 22, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Intergovernmental Body to Focus on Sustainable Management of World's Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Panama
Panama City, 23 April 2012 - After several years of international negotiations, the final operational design of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was agreed yesterday... 5096. April 22, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Xinhua News Agency Launch Special Series on Green Economy, Kenya
Nairobi, 22 April 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting Xinhua News Agency in a special, two-month multimedia series on the Green Economy, which launches today... 5097. April 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
2 sent to hospitals after report of chemical odor at Northwest Side school, USA
Two people were taken to hospitals after firefighters responded to reports of a chemical odor at the Luther Burbank Elementary School on the Northwest Side, officials said... 5098. April 20, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Posta Kenya Put Their Stamp on Sustainable Development for 40th Anniversary, Kenya
Nairobi, 20 April 2012 - The Postal Corporation of Kenya has unveiled a new range of postage stamps as part of celebrations to mark the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 5099. April 19, 2012 | Xinhua
Toxic gas leak kills 2, sickens 10 in E China, China
HEFEI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Two people died and 10 others were sickened due to a toxic gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant in east China's Anhui Province Wednesday night, local authorities said Thursday... 5100. April 19, 2012 | The Daily Star
Rivals destroy boro by using toxic chemical, Bangladesh
A gang of criminals destroyed boro plants on over three bighas of land by allegedly spraying harmful liquid chemical at Madha Hatbamunia village in Sadullapur upazila early Tuesday...
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