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6301. April 20, 2011 | CBS Denver
Chemical Spill Evacuations Lifted For All Homes In Monument, USA
MONUMENT, Colo. (CBS4) – An evacuation order for homes surrounding a chemical leak from a train was lifted for all homes in Monument at about 9 p.m. Wednesday... 6302. April 20, 2011 | San Franciso Chronicle
Mercury climbing in food chain, new study shows, USA
Levels of mercury have risen dramatically in some Pacific seabirds in the past 120 years, suggesting that industrial emissions containing the poisonous metal associated with... 6303. April 20, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Natural toxin killing Calif. dolphins, sea lions, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dolphins and sea lions that have died along the Southern California coast in recent weeks may be victims of a deadly neurotoxin produced by a seasonal algae bloom, experts said Tuesday... 6304. April 20, 2011 | The Age
PM's carbon test for business, Australia
JULIA Gillard has challenged big business to declare whether it supports Australia's bipartisan 5 per cent emission reduction target and a market-based approach to get there... 6305. April 19, 2011 | BBC
Fish killed in Pencader stream pollution incident, UK
More than 75 fish have died in a pollution incident in a stream in Carmarthenshire... 6306. April 19, 2011 | The Peninsula
Bird feathers indicate rise in pollution, USA
WASHINGTON: Feathers collected from rare Pacific seabirds over the past 120 years have shown an increase in a type of toxic mercury that likely comes from human pollution, US researchers said yesterday... 6307. April 19, 2011 | National Geographic News
Pluto Has Toxic Carbon Monoxide in Its Atmosphere, Hawaii
As if being distant and frigid weren't enough, Pluto is cloaked in a puffy atmosphere that contains highly toxic carbon monoxide, new data confirms... 6308. April 19, 2011 | Press Trust of India
Japan starts removing highly toxic water from stricken reactor, Japan
Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant today launched the key task of moving thousands of tonnes of highly toxic water from the basement of a reactor to a waste processing facility,... 6309. April 19, 2011 | ABC News
Gulf Oil Spill: Fishermen Say They Are Sick from Cleanup; ABC News Investigation, USA
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an army of fishermen, 10,000 strong, joined the cleanup effort. Today, almost a year after the spill, many say they are suffering from debilitating health effects that studies suggest are consistent with prolonged exposure to chemicals in oil... 6310. April 19, 2011 | Daily Mail Reporter
How the contaminated feathers from a 120-year-old sea bird show the rising threat of mercury pollution, USA
Traces of mercury found in albatross feathers up to 120 years old have helped scientists determine just how much sea birds and global systems are being threatened by pollution... 6311. April 19, 2011 | Iowa Independent
Iowa-based fertilizer producer fined for Clean Air Act violations at nine plants, USA
One of the nation’s largest producers of nitric acid and nitrogen fertilizers has agreed to pay more than $500,000 in civil penalties to settle alleged violations of pollution laws at nine of its plans in Iowa, Mississippi and Oklahoma... 6312. April 19, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Italy proposes halt to nuclear programme, Italy
MILAN (AFP) – Italy on Tuesday proposed a halt to its plans for developing nuclear power, with the government saying it wanted to develop "a new national energy strategy" in the wake of the crisis in Japan... 6313. April 18, 2011 | BBC
Thames Water fined for Basingstoke Canal pollution, UK
A water company has been fined £12,000 after admitting allowing untreated sewage to enter a Surrey canal... 6314. April 18, 2011 | Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria's Lead Plant Shut over Pollution, Hopes for Swift Comeback, Bulgaria
The lead production facility in the Lead and Zinc Complex in Bulgaria's Kardzhali has been closed down over its management's failure to comply with environmental regulations... 6315. April 18, 2011 | The Age
Carcinogens and toxic chemicals used to tap gas and oil in 13 US states, USA
WASHINGTON: Oil and gas companies injected hundreds of millions of litres of hazardous or carcinogenic chemicals into wells in more than 13 US states from 2005 to 2009, an investigation by congressional Democrats has found... 6316. April 18, 2011 | The Independent
Mystery of British couple's death in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The mysterious deaths of up to seven tourists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai have baffled the authorities, casting doubts over the safety of the popular holiday destination... 6317. April 18, 2011 | NewsInferno
Fracking Fluids Made Up of Toxic, Cancer Causing Chemicals, Report Finds, USA
Hundreds of millions of gallons of dangerous chemicals, some cancer causing, were shot into wells in over 13 states during fracking activities from 2005 to 2009, said The New York Times, citing a Democratic Congressional probe... 6318. April 18, 2011 | UPI.com
Toxic chemicals found in falcon eggs, Spain
MADRID, April 18 (UPI) -- Researchers in Spain and Canada say they are detecting traces of toxic chemicals used as flame-retardants in the eggs of peregrine falcons in both countries... 6319. April 17, 2011 | Crooks and Liars
Report: Millions of Gallons of Toxic Chemicals Injected Into Gas And Oil Wells, USA
It's fascinating to me that our elected officials have decided that the national deficit is an urgent crisis, and yet destroying our water supplies is one of those "liberal" things no one else cares about. What do they suppose they think they're going to drink when it all runs out?... 6320. April 16, 2011 | ABC News
Drug labs creating toxic suburban hazard, Australia
New South Wales Police say illicit drug laboratories found in homes are posing a risk to the community, even after they are closed down... 6321. April 15, 2011 | BBC
Air pollution 'damaging Europe's wildlife havens', EU
Air pollution is damaging 60% of Europe's prime wildlife sites in meadows, forests and heaths, according to a new report... 6322. April 15, 2011 | WPXI Pittsburgh
Cause Of Chemical Leak Unknown At West Elizabeth Sewage Plant, USA
WEST ELIZABETH, Pa. -- Hazmat crews were called to a chemical leak at the West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority on Friday... 6323. April 15, 2011 | NZ Herald News
Chemical fumes strike 40 people, New Zealand
More than 40 people from two Mangere hotels and several houses were evacuated and treated for chemical fume-related injuries late last night... 6324. April 15, 2011 | UNEP
SEED Initiative celebrates entrepreneurs accelerating transition to a Green Economy, South Africa
Pretoria (South Africa) / Nairobi, 15 April 2011 - Nearly 200 participants of a Green Economy symposium organized by the SEED Initiative, which is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),... 6325. April 15, 2011 | UNEP
Governments agree on members for new Green Climate Fund, Germany
Bonn, 15 April 2011 - Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have agreed the selection of the forty members who will be entrusted with the task of designing the Green Climate Fund...
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