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6001. June 12, 2011 | UPI
China drug maker apologizes for pollution, China
BEIJING, June 12 (UPI) -- A top pharmaceutical firm in China publicly apologized for fouling the air with pollution from one of its plants in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province... 6002. June 12, 2011 | Reuters
China lead pollution outbreak poisons 103 children, China
Lead pollution from workshops in eastern China seriously poisoned 103 children and has affected hundreds of other residents in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday... 6003. June 12, 2011 | Earth Observatory
U.S. Carbon Monoxide Pollution Event, USA
“Hazy skies greeted many Americans on June 8, 2011, as poor air quality dominated from the Midwest to the Atlantic Seaboard... 6004. June 12, 2011 | The Post and Courier
Harvard study looks at traffic and health, USA
MOUNT PLEASANT -- When Gloria Snipe was a girl, U.S. Highway 17 was a quiet country road that rambled past the small home where she was born... 6005. June 12, 2011 | Xinhua
Over 600 people, including 103 children, poisoned by lead in east China, China
HANGZHOU, June 12 (Xinhua) -- More than 600 people, including 103 children, have been found to be suffering from lead poisoning in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to local health authorities... 6006. June 11, 2011 | Businaess Standard
Pollution control board lists 21 contaminated soil sites, India
The Orissa Pollution Control Board (OPCB) has identified 21 sites in the state, where soils have been contaminated by the existing or earlier industries... 6007. June 11, 2011 | The New York Times
Protests Challenge Japan’s Use of Nuclear Power, Japan
TOKYO — Beating drums and waving flowers, protesters in Tokyo and other major cities rallied against the use of nuclear power on Saturday, three months after a devastating tsunami set off a nuclear crisis... 6008. June 10, 2011 | Independent.ie
Toxic waste incinerator for Ringaskiddy is blocked, Ireland
Indaver Ireland has been refused planning permission to build a €150m toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork... 6009. June 10, 2011 | This is the West Country
South West Water fined for river pollution, England
SOUTH West Water was this week ordered to pay £28,000 in fines and costs for discharging sewage effluent into the River Yeo near Crediton... 6010. June 10, 2011 | BBC
Dartford chemical spill: 16 treated at hospital, UK
A chemical spill in Dartford has resulted in 16 people requiring hospital treatment... 6011. June 9, 2011 | IANS
200 tonnes of toxic herbs flood China markets, China
Beijing, June 9 : An estimated 200 tonnes of herbs contaminated by a banned chemical have entered the Chinese market, a media report said Thursday... 6012. June 9, 2011 | BusinessGreen
Defra seeks national low emissions zones to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution, UK
Government launches consultation on plans to meet European Union NO2 limits and considers national low emissions zones... 6013. June 9, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Revealed: Pollution kills more in Afghan capital than war, Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) – War may kill thousands of civilians a year in Afghanistan, but choking air pollution in the capital Kabul is more deadly, experts say... 6014. June 9, 2011 | BBC
Solvent barrels dumped in road at Uppertown, England
Barrels of potentially hazardous solvent have been found dumped in a rural Derbyshire road... 6015. June 9, 2011 | FS-WORLD.com
Five hundred gallons of oil, solvent fuel a fire in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Five hundred gallons of oil and solvent fueled a fire at Nebraska Machine Products in North Omaha. The heat was so intense that the side walls of the building buckled... 6016. June 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Phosphate plant leak sends toxic cadmium into Tampa Bay, USA
BRADENTON -- High levels of a toxic metallic element have been detected in the millions of gallons of seawater that have been gushing into Tampa Bay and Bishop Harbor for more than a week... 6017. June 8, 2011 | The West Australian
Pollution blamed for dual-sex fish, Australia
A study of fish and mussels in Claisebrook Cove has uncovered alarming rates of male fish with male and female sex organs, DNA damage in mussels and other evidence suggesting exposure to high concentrations of pollutants... 6018. June 8, 2011 | Xinhua
Chemical firm probed for river contamination, China
HANGZHOU - A chemical firm in East China's Zhejiang province is being investigated on suspicion of discharging waste that may have polluted a local river and disrupted tap water supplies since Sunday... 6019. June 8, 2011 | UPI
Seven injured in blast at Intel facility, USA
PHOENIX, June 8 (UPI) -- Seven employees have been injured in an explosion and flash fire at Intel's Ocotillo campus near Phoenix, fire officials said... 6020. June 8, 2011 | The Bulletin
Hazmat team called to acid spill at Montville plant, USA
A hazardous materials team was called to Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. on Wednesday afternoon to deal with an acid spill at the plant, according to the fire marshal... 6021. June 7, 2011 | The Brunei Times
MoH recalls Taiwan food products with toxic DEHP, Brunei
THE Ministry of Health (MoH) has recalled several products from Taiwan, which were found to be contaminated by the toxic chemical Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate or DEHP... 6022. June 7, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Schools shut in two Chinese towns after toxic leak, China
BEIJING - Authorities have closed schools in two towns in China after industrial waste contaminated the water supply for 200,000 residents, officials and state media said on Tuesday... 6023. June 7, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eye on Earth Brings Access to Environmental Data for Emerging Economies, The United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, 7 June 2011 - Abu Dhabi will host the first Eye on Earth Summit on December 12-15 2011, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6024. June 7, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Firefighters douse chemical blaze in Marietta, USA
A two-alarm fire and a hazardous material call brought about 50 firefighters and 14 pieces of equipment Tuesday afternoon to a burning chemical plant in Marietta... 6025. June 6, 2011 | IANS
Exposure to toxic chemical higher than suspected, UK
London, June 6 : Exposure to a so-called 'gender-bending' chemical found in plastic bottles and household products is greater than previously thought...
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