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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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5176. March 29, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
SEED Symposium Stresses Need to Support Grassroots Entrepreneurs in Green Economy, South Africa
Pretoria (South Africa), 29 March 2012 - Supporting small-scale environmental entrepreneurs can help tackle energy, agriculture and food security challenges and support the transition to a green economy... 5177. March 28, 2012 | KCBS
Chlorine Leak Reported At Pittsburg Chemical Plant, USA
PITTSBURG (KCBS) – The Dow Chemical facility in Pittsburg leaked an undetermined amount of chlorine Wednesday morning, according to a company spokeswoman... 5178. March 28, 2012 | NYTime.com
Coastal California Fog Carries Toxic Mercury, Study Finds, USA
Fog blankets the coast of central California each summer, hydrating the region’s majestic redwood trees and chilling beachgoers. New research out of the University of California, Santa Cruz shows that the moist air also carries methylmercury... 5179. March 28, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Barbados Unveils Study to Accelerate Green Economy Transition, Barbados
BRIDGETOWN( Barbados) 28 March 2012 - The Prime Minister of Barbados today unveiled a new study that will accelerate the country's transition to a green economy... 5180. March 27, 2012 | Fox News
Chemical in bottles and cans is fueling obesity, says scientist, USA
A controversial chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used to harden plastics, is contributing to the global obesity epidemic, according to new research... 5181. March 27, 2012 | The Advocate
Chemical plant cleanup complete; suit filed, USA
GONZALES — Workers removed the last remaining chemicals Sunday from a damaged production unit that exploded and caught fire last week at Westlake Chemical Corp. in Ascension Parish, state environmental regulators said Monday... 5182. March 27, 2012 | Pakistan Observer
KU workshop on air pollution, Pakistan
Karachi—“Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution... 5183. March 26, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Launches Initiative to Promote Role of Law in Sustainable Development, USA/Kenya
New York / Nairobi, 26 March 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new international initiative to promote the role of law towards achieving environmental sustainability... 5184. March 26, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Urgent Action Needed to Support Mongolia's Reindeer Herders, Norway
Kautokeino (Norway) / Nairobi, 26 March 2012 - Mongolia's reindeer herders and their forest homeland are facing unprecedented challenges from unregulated mining, logging, water pollution, climate change and some tourism practices... 5185. March 26, 2012 | The Standard
Toxic gas prevents rescue, Hong Kong
Poisonous fumes have been preventing efforts to rescue 17 miners trapped underground for three days... 5186. March 26, 2012 | cosmeticsdesign.com
Congress to take a look at toxic chemicals in cosmetics, USA
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has called the first official Congressional hearing on cosmetics safety in more than 30 years following recent debates over the levels of certain ‘toxic’ chemicals present in cosmetic products... 5187. March 26, 2012 | TerraDaily Express
Chemical pollution in Europe's Seas, EU
New Marine Board-ESF position paper sheds light on the gaps in our efforts to monitor and regulate chemical pollution in Europe's seas According to a recent poll of more than 10,000 citizens from ten European countries... 5188. March 26, 2012 | 3 News
Brazil: Pollution may mar upcoming UN Earth Summit Rio+20, Brazil
A local newspaper is reporting that Rio de Janeiro state's iconic Guanabara Bay is heavily polluted as Brazil prepares to host the "Rio plus 20" Earth Summit in June... 5189. March 26, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA Power Plant Pollution Rules To Move Forward, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pressing ahead with the first-ever limits on heat-trapping pollution from new power plants... 5190. March 26, 2012 | The Herald-Dispatch
Council to look at plan for storm water-related pollution, USA
HUNTINGTON -- The city of Huntington's plan to deal with storm water-related pollution will be up for review during City Council's meeting Monday, March 26... 5191. March 26, 2012 | GMA News
House urged to pass bill creating climate change survival fund, USA
A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Monday called on the House of Representatives to fast-track the passage of a bill creating a special trust fund for climate change adaptation programs... 5192. March 26, 2012 | BBC
UK carbon measuring centre 'to improve climate future', UK
A new UK facility aimed at improving measurement of carbon emissions and boosting development of clean technology is due to open... 5193. March 25, 2012 | ABC News
Beijing pollution will take 'decades' to clear, China
Authorities in Beijing say it will be at least two decades before they can get air pollution under control, after the Chinese capital almost topped a recent list of the world's most polluted cities... 5194. March 25, 2012 | UPI
Air pollution linked to child attention, USA
NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- Exposure to pollutants from fossil fuel combustion during pregnancy was linked to children with more attention and behavioral problems, U.S. researchers said... 5195. March 25, 2012 | McClatchy Newspapers
Environmentalists take aim at toxic lead in ammunition, USA
WASHINGTON — Using a canoe or her 10-foot-Zodiac boat, Martha Jordan has scooped up hundreds of sick or dead trumpeter and tundra swans from Judson Lake in northwestern Washington state... 5196. March 25, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal
Japanese Struggle With Shape of Nuclear Regulation, Japan
TOKYO—The Fukushima Daiichi disaster yielded a key lesson, Japanese lawmakers broadly agree—that the country needs a more independent nuclear-safety regulator. But more than a year after... 5197. March 24, 2012 | clickorlando.com
Chemical spill evacuates post office, USA
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County firefighters were at the Aloma post office at 4214 Metric Drive, trying to figure out what sort of chemical spilled, Saturday morning... 5198. March 24, 2012 | Thanh Nien News
Vietnam police confirm banned chemical used in rearing pigs, Vietnam
Police in Dong Nai Province on Friday confirmed that a banned substance has been used by the local pig breeding industry... 5199. March 24, 2012 | Your Local Guardian
Pollution kills more than alcoholism and obesity, UK
More people are dying prematurely in Wandsworth from air pollution than either alcoholism and obesity, it emerged at a public meeting on Wednesday... 5200. March 24, 2012 | IANS
Greenpeace protests toxic pollution of Mexican waters, Mexico
Mexico City, March 24 : Environmental watchdog Greenpeace denounced on World Water Day the pollution of rivers and other surface waters in Mexico and asked the government to establish a policy of zero dumping of toxic substances by 2020...
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