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6001. August 8, 2011 | POLITICO.com
New York Times vs. natural gas industry, USA
The fight between The New York Times and the natural gas industry is going nuclear... 6002. August 6, 2011 | Columbus Indiana
Hazardous Material Spill in Columbus, USA
At 9:30 am Friday morning Columbus fire personnel responded to 940 Marr Road Columbus Surgery Center Suite B for a reported Hazardous material spill... 6003. August 5, 2011 | ITN.co.uk
UN report criticises Nigeria pollution, UN
A United Nations report has laid into Shell and the Nigerian government for contributing to 50 years of pollution in a region of the Niger Delta... 6004. August 5, 2011 | The Courier-Journal
Chemical vapor leak contained at American Synthetic in Rubbertown, USA
Fire crews responded to a minor chemical leak at a Rubbertown early Friday morning after a tank over-pressurized, venting vapors from a hazardous chemical into the air... 6005. August 4, 2011 | PakTribune
Pollution causes brain damage, depression, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Long-term exposure to air pollution could damage the brain and cause depression, besides triggering learning and memory problems... 6006. August 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Several hundred remain evacuated in Eagle Lake after ethanol spill, USA
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. — Several hundred people have been forced from their homes in a small southern Minnesota community because train cars carrying highly-flammable ethanol have derailed and tipped over... 6007. August 3, 2011 | BBC
Jersey gets campaign to prevent water pollution, UK
Schools and businesses in Jersey are being asked to get involved in a campaign to prevent the sea and rivers being polluted... 6008. August 3, 2011 | CBC News
Arctic pollution patrol watches for marine spills, Canada
Ships sailing in Canada's Arctic this summer are being watched by an aerial patrol crew that is making sure those vessels do not pollute the water with oil or other contaminants... 6009. August 3, 2011 | Lincon Times-News
Magnesium blaze forces Freightliner evacuation, USA
Lincoln County residents were among a number of employees who were forced to evacuate Tuesday morning from the Freightliner plant in Gastonia after a piece of machinery sparked, causing a small-scale magnesium blaze... 6010. August 3, 2011 | NewScientist
UK nuclear fuel plant to close amid Japan's turmoil, UK
The 11 March earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's nuclear industry has claimed a commercial victim thousands of miles away: the Sellafield Mixed Oxide (MOX) plant in... 6011. August 2, 2011 | The Colony
Chemical leak sends worker to hospital, USA
An electrical malfunction resulted in a chlorine leak Tuesday night at The Colony's well-water treatment facility on Main and Chowning streets... 6012. August 2, 2011 | Yahoo! US
Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Candy Recalled for Lead Poisoning Risk, USA
The FDA announced that Candy Dynamics is recalling some of its Toxic Waste brand candy. Toxic Waste in Nuclear Sludge, made in Pakistan, has been found to contain elevated levels of lead that poses a threat of poisoning, especially for children... 6013. August 2, 2011 | Bernama
1,000 evacuated after chemical leak, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: About 1,000 workers of a chemical company at the Malaysian Technology Park in Bukit Jalil were ordered to evacuate the building after chemicals used for insect control were found to have leaked... 6014. August 2, 2011 | The Asian Age
Bacteria 'can purify toxic water', Australia
Researchers claim to have shown for the first time that naturally occurring bacteria can help purify toxic water... 6015. August 2, 2011 | United Nations News Service
New Regulations to Reduce Marine Pollution in Antarctic, USA
New York, August 1 2011 - A ban on pollution from heavy grade fuel oils in the Antarctic region goes into effect today, the United Nations maritime agency reported... 6016. August 1, 2011 | NewsInferno
Chlorinated Pools May Expose Swimmers to Toxic Chemicals, USA
A new study has found that swimmers who use chlorinated pools have detectable levels of a chlorine by-product called haloacetic acids (HAAs) in their bodies... 6017. July 31, 2011 | The Daily Star
Girl hurt in 'chemical' attack, Bangladesh
Two youths identified as outsiders threw "unknown chemical" to a girl student inside her school compound in Rajshahi city yesterday, inflicting injuries on both of her eyes... 6018. July 31, 2011 | The Marietta Times
Ohio tops for toxic air emissions, USA
MARIETTA - People living in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida are exposed to the most toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants, according to a study released this month by two environmental groups... 6019. July 29, 2011 | KCCI Des Moines
Workers Injured In Chemical Spill, USA
ANKENY, Iowa -- Fire officials reported a chemical spill early Friday morning at Dhorn Transfer in Ankeny, just north of Walmart... 6020. July 29, 2011 | The Asahi Shimbun
EDITORIAL: Create new law to deal with radioactive pollution, Japan
Families with young children and farmers in areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are suffering anxiety about spreading radioactive pollution... 6021. July 29, 2011 | Xinhua
Lead pollution a hidden affliction behind booming economy, China
A grandmother watches her chubby, one-year-old grandson playing on the sofa. She should have a look of joy on her face but instead it conveys a combination of bitterness and anxiety -- days ago, the family learned the boy has lead poisoning... 6022. July 29, 2011 | The Plain Dealer
Agricultural pollution blamed for Lake Erie blooms, fish woes, USA
The blooms are back on Lake Erie, and are just as destructive as in the 1960s when the most productive fishing lake in the world was declared dead... 6023. July 27, 2011 | Xinhua
Mine residue pollution makes tap water undrinkable in SW China city, China
Authorities in China's southwestern city of Mianyang Tuesday warned citizens not to drink tap water as a river that supplies water to the city was polluted by tailings of a local manganese plant... 6024. July 25, 2011 | Idaho Stateman
Study ranks air pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants, USA
The most toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants can be found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida,... 6025. July 25, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Halifax conference examines advances regarding mercury in environment, Canada
HALIFAX - More than 800 researchers from 48 countries have gathered in Halifax for a week-long conference to examine ways of limiting the effects of mercury on human health and the environment...
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