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5326. January 11, 2012 | NaturalNews
Fabric softeners contain toxic chemicals, General
Fabric softener ads often portray an image of comfort, freshness and sweetness... 5327. January 11, 2012 | ABC News
Derailment spill watch keeps going with the flow, Australia
The Northern Territory Environment Department says it could be weeks before it knows the environmental impact of a hazardous mineral which spilled into a Top End river... 5328. January 11, 2012 | typicallyspanish.com
Air pollution increases in Madrid, Spain
Air pollution in Madrid is getting worse, according to the report for 2011 from the environmental organisation Ecologistas en Acción... 5329. January 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen to Hold Press Conference in Nairobi on Sustainable Energy for All, UNEP
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and International Supermodel Gisele Bündchen will participate in a Press Conference organized by UNEP at the UN Gigiri Headquarters on Friday, 13 January 2012 at 12 noon... 5330. January 11, 2012 | brisbanetimes.com.au
Business safe after chemical leak, Australia
A chemical leak at a food services business in Lytton has ended with no one reported harmed... 5331. January 11, 2012 | Scotman.com
Chemical spill staff taken to hospital, UK
HEALTH and safety inspectors called to investigate a chemical spill at a warehouse where 23 workers were taken to hospital have declared the site safe... 5332. January 11, 2012 | Stuff.co.nz
Toxic chemical scare at playground, New Zealand
Reports of a toxic chemical in a children's playground have turned out to be false... 5333. January 10, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
Men nabbed for dumping chemical wastes illegally, China
SEVERAL men were held by police in east China's Anhui Province for dumping more than 20 tons of poisonous chemical wastes, Xinhua News Agency reported today... 5334. January 10, 2012 | Hamilton Advertiser
23 In Hospital After Chemical Spill, UK
More than 20 people have been taken to hospital following a chemical spill at a warehouse... 5335. January 10, 2012 | Tribune Chronicle (tribtoday.com)
Meeting set on water pollution limit, USA
WARREN - Employers along the Mahoning River could face the cost of building water pretreatment plants under a tougher state limit on how much pollution can be discharged into the river... 5336. January 9, 2012 | NBC San Diego
"Highly Dangerous" Chemical Leaked in Sorrento Valley Lab, USA
The building's second floor was evacuated after a chemical spill inside a lab... 5337. January 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
Capping an era of L.A. oil exploration, USA
Long-abandoned wells on the Los Angeles City Oil Field, which sparked Southern California's oil boom 120 years ago, are being sealed to make way for a 45-unit affordable housing project... 5338. January 9, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Oil spill as ship splits, New Zealand
A CARGO ship that caused New Zealand's worst maritime pollution disaster has broken in two during a storm... 5339. January 9, 2012 | China Daily
Beijing air gets 'better' but still lacks target, China
BEIJING - The amount of tiny particulate matter in the air detected in the capital has been decreasing in the past 10 years, according to the city's environmental protection regulator... 5340. January 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
Renewable energy projects in California go unused, USA
Millions of dollars in projects intended to provide power to facilities in the state's national parks and forests are sitting idle because of a years-long squabble with Southern California Edison... 5341. January 9, 2012 | Yale Environment 360
As Fukushima Cleanup Begins, Long-term Impacts are Weighed, Japan
The Japanese government is launching a large-scale cleanup of the fields, forests, and villages contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster... 5342. January 8, 2012 | Bulington Free Press
New $800,000 study provides path to reducing lake pollution, USA
SWANTON — A just-completed $800,000 study provides data that could dramatically improve the effectiveness of money spent on pollution prevention in northern Lake Champlain — but barriers stand in the way of putting the information to use... 5343. January 8, 2012 | BBC
Pollution rise 'worsens' S Asia's winter smog, South Asia
A rapid rise in air pollution from fossil fuels and biomass burning has worsened winter smog and extended its duration in many parts of South Asia, scientists and officials have said... 5344. January 8, 2012 | Deccan Herald
40 taken ill after inhaling toxic gas, India
At least 40 people were taken ill after inhaling toxic gas leaked from a pesticide plant at Maitapur in Simulia area of Odisha's Balasore district, the police said... 5345. January 8, 2012 | Arab News
The side effects of smoking shisha, Arab
Numerous cafes and restaurants serving shisha or hubble-bubble have become a disturbing feature and pose a menace due to health hazards and air pollution... 5346. January 8, 2012 | Eurasia Review
Global Warming Caused By Greenhouse Gases Delays Natural Patterns Of Glaciation, USA
Unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are disrupting normal patterns of glaciation, according to a study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher and published online Jan. 8 in Nature Geoscience... 5347. January 8, 2012 | Reuters
Hong Kong air pollution at worst levels ever: report, Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Air pollution levels in Hong Kong were the worst ever last year, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday... 5348. January 7, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
DRI seizes 10 chemical containers of city firm, India
AHMEDABAD: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials has seized 10 containers of a city-based chemical company for alleged misdeclaration of contents inside... 5349. January 7, 2012 | theage.com.au
Call for smokers to butt out as beaches become 'toxic' ashtrays, Australia
MELBOURNE'S beaches are littered with millions of cigarette butts, causing harm to the environment, wildlife and beachgoers, a recent study conducted by the Port Phillip Eco Centre has found... 5350. January 7, 2012 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
6 sites in West Oahu emit toxic chemicals, USA
Six of the 10 facilities in Hawaii that released the highest volumes of toxic chemicals into the environment in 2010 were in West Oahu, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said...
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