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5801. September 19, 2011 | Ubergizmo
Robotic fish patrol rivers for water pollution, USA
Here is yet another effort to help keep our rivers clean, or at least, be able to monitor the kind of pollution level that our ailing rivers are experiencing... 5802. September 18, 2011 | The Altoona Mirror
Toxic chemical release simulated, USA
TYRONE - Albemarle Corp.'s Jay Kisslak led a handful of emergency and environmental workers on a tour of plant grounds Saturday when he suddenly turned before entering an area with overhead beams... 5803. September 18, 2011 | WDSU New Orleans
Norco Plant Reports Accidental Chemical Release, USA
NORCO, La. -- An industrial plant in Norco has reported an accidental release of potentially toxic chemicals, though details on the amounts involved in the incident were not... 5804. September 18, 2011 | The Hindu
Air pollution masks distributed, India
Ghazal Srinivas went round the busy junctions in the city distributing masks to the traffic police personnel at various places on Saturday... 5805. September 18, 2011 | Reuters
China villagers protest solar plant pollution - Xinhua, China
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Protesters have camped outside an east China-based solar panel manufacturer accusing it of dumping toxic waste into a river, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday... 5806. September 17, 2011 | ABC News
Blasts from massive chemical fire rock Canberra, Australia
The north Canberra suburb of Mitchell will remain shutdown over the weekend after a chemical fire sent a plume of potentially toxic smoke streaming over the nation's capital... 5807. September 16, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Has the Problem of the Ozone Hole Been Solved?, France
The ozone hole is back in the news. In August the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that signs of ozone depletion were again appearing over the Antarctic... 5808. September 16, 2011 | CBS 2
EPA Adds New Jersey Neighborhood To Nation’s List Of Toxic Waste Sites, USA
GARFIELD, N.J. (CBS 2) — Residents in one section of Garfield, New Jersey, have suspected for years that their basements are contaminated with a deadly substance... 5809. September 16, 2011 | Environment News Service (ENS)
First Recycler Indicted for Exporting Toxic E-Waste, USA
DENVER, Colorado, September 16, 2011 (ENS) - In the first case where criminal charges have been brought against an electronic-waste exporter,... 5810. September 16, 2011 | AAP
Huge chemical fire burns out of control in Canberra, Australia
Firefighters in Canberra are battling a large industrial fire that has triggered a series of explosions and sent flames shooting high into the air... 5811. September 16, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Aviation Takes Action on Ozone and Climate Protection, Canada
Montreal, 16 September 2011 At their working group meeting last month, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer heard from the Protocol's Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC)... 5812. September 15, 2011 | physorg.com
Australia's city birds carry highest toxic load, Australia
Toxic industrial pollutants contaminate bird eggs in Australia's major eastern cities at levels seven to nine times higher than those in inland areas, a new study has found... 5813. September 15, 2011 | 3 News
Baby wipes with banned chemical recalled, New Zealand
The country's two leading supermarket chains, Progressive Enterprises and Foodstuffs, have pulled several brands of baby wipes off their shelves after discovering that they contain the restricted chemical IPBC... 5814. September 15, 2011 | PTI
Anti-dumping duty on hazardous chemical imports from China, India
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to USD 0.26 per kg on imports of a hazardous chemical, used in manufacturing of pesticides and dyes, from China to protect the domestic industry... 5815. September 15, 2011 | Recharge Magazine
Lead pollution is the dark side of solar's growth, claims study, UK
The dark side to the rapid spread of solar power in the developing world has been revealed by a new US study... 5816. September 15, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Indoor air pollution a silent killer, UK
Today’s guest columnist and in the upcoming series on Cleaning up The mess is architect DAVID FOJO, who holds a master’s degree in environmental design from Yale University... 5817. September 15, 2011 | China Daily
China mulls rules on pollution reporting, China
JINAN - The government is mulling rules to punish those who fail to perform their duties to timely report major pollution cases, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)... 5818. September 15, 2011 | SABC News.com
Gold mines blamed for pollution, Africa
Waste from gold mines is said to constitute the largest single source of waste and pollution in South Africa. It is generally accepted that the acid is responsible for the most costly environmental and socio-economic impacts... 5819. September 15, 2011 | Chicago Tribune
Environmental justice groups fight pollution problems on Southeast Side, USA
Within a month this summer, Gov. Pat Quinn beefed up laws intended to protect poor and minority communities from toxic pollution... 5820. September 14, 2011 | The Globe and Mail
Concerns raised over use of toxic pesticides to fight sea lice, Canada
A drug long used by the fish farming industry to control sea lice infestations has become increasingly ineffective on the E... 5821. September 14, 2011 | The Japan Times Online
Fukushima man opts to be guinea pig, Japan
IITATE, Fukushima Pref. — Nobuyoshi Ito is skeptical of the reported effects of radiation from the leaking Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. So skeptical, in fact, that he decided to put himself on the front line of radiation research... 5822. September 13, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environment Ministers to Gather this Week in Bamako to Firm Up Africa's Position ahead of Crucial Durban Conference on Climate Change, Kenya
Bamako (Mali)/Nairobi (Kenya), 13 September 2011- Lead African Climate change negotiators and high level experts from about 50 countries are meeting in Bamako,... 5823. September 13, 2011 | AFP
Blast at China chemical plant kills three: state media, China
Three people were killed and another three wounded in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported... 5824. September 13, 2011 | The Daily Beast
America’s Dangerous Food-Safety System, USA
Ten-year-old Shiloh Johnson lay in a hospital bed for 43 days as medical tubes protruding from her chest slowly drained suffocating fluid from her heart and lungs. Each day brought a new challenge, many of them life-threatening... 5825. September 12, 2011 | Medical News Today (MNT)
High Levels Of Toxic PCBs Discovered In Indiana Harbor And Ship Canal, USA
niversity of Iowa researchers have found high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the deep sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind...
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