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6326. April 14, 2011 | Deccan Herald
Plastic ban: Pollution Board told to improve awareness, India
Expressing concern over the ill effects of plastic on environment, Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta directed officials of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to create awareness regarding the ban on the use of plastic in the district... 6327. April 14, 2011 | NRDC Press Release
Toxic Substances Control Reform Bill Can Repair Broken Chemical Law, USA
Unsafe Chemicals Still In Widespread Use, EPA Lacks Data on Thousands More... 6328. April 14, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Toxic mine spill was only latest in long history of Chinese pollution, China
ChinaDialogue: A toxic spill in Fujian last year was only the latest in a line of environmental failures in the province, writes one of the winners in the 2011 China environmental press awards... 6329. April 14, 2011 | MarketWatch
Japan Orders Utility to Pay Evacuees, Japan
TOKYO—The Japanese government has ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to pay households evacuated from the area surrounding the complex one million yen each (about $12,000), a top official said Friday morning... 6330. April 14, 2011 | BusinessWeek
Chemical plant blast kills at least 9 in China, China
A Chinese state news agency says an explosion at a chemical plant in the northeast of the country has killed at least nine workers... 6331. April 14, 2011 | UNEP
Business leaders debate Green Economy in Paris, France / Kenya
Paris / Nairobi, 14 April 2011 - Some 200 representatives from business and industry, governments and civil society gathered in Paris this week for global talks on the transition to a green economy... 6332. April 13, 2011 | The Star
Air pollution levels ‘safe’, UK
AIR pollution levels in Chesterfield are within the safe limits set by the EU, a report has found... 6333. April 13, 2011 | EPA
National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill Superfund Site,
Apr 13, 2011 (Environmental Protection Agency Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill Superfund Site (Site)... 6334. April 13, 2011 | Press Trust of India
Maharashtra pollution control plan flayed, India
Chandrapur, April 13: The ‘Action Plan for Industrial Cluster' prepared by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) last year has been flayed by the BJP for being biased... 6335. April 13, 2011 | Kyodo
Workers Continue To Remove Toxic Water, Cool Spent Nuke Fuel Pools, Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo)--Workers at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continued Wednesday to remove highly radioactive water in the plant... 6336. April 13, 2011 | The Ecologist
Out of the frying pan: cooking without toxic Teflon, UK
Non-stick pan coatings made from PTFE, otherwise known as Teflon, release carcinogens, pollutants and even a World War One nerve gas when heated. So what’s the alternative?... 6337. April 13, 2011 | ANI
Pakistan determined to uproot "toxic brew" of terrorism: Zardari, Pakistan
Ankara, April 13: Pakistan is determined to uproot the "toxic brew" of terrorism, which poses a threat to the country's security, President Asif Ali Zardari has said... 6338. April 12, 2011 | The Nation
BoI promotes pollution-control projects in Map Ta Phut, Thailand
The Board of Investment approved the measures to offer tax incentives to pollution-reduction projects in Map Ta Phut and nearby areas. Tax benefits include the 8-year income tax waive on machinery replacement... 6339. April 12, 2011 | Deep Sea News
Plastic pollution on Hawaii’s famed green sand beach, Hawaii
A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to go to Hawaii for the 5th International Conference on Marine Debris... 6340. April 12, 2011 | Independent.ie
Arsenic and toxic metals found in baby foods, UK
Baby foods used to wean infants off milk have been found to contain "alarming" levels of toxic contaminants including arsenic, lead and cadmium... 6341. April 12, 2011 | The Courier-Journal
Neighbors of Cane Run plant worry about health impact of coal ash, USA
Mountains are leveled in Eastern Kentucky to produce coal, but one Louisville neighborhood has been watching a different kind of mountain grow — one made of waste from burning coal at a power plant... 6342. April 12, 2011 | The Nation
Cut out meat to stop nitrogen pollution, EU
FIRST they told us not to eat meat because of climate change. Now scientists are telling the public to adopt a ‘demitarian’ diet, that contains half as much meat, to stop an even more dangerous threat to the planet - nitrogen pollution... 6343. April 12, 2011 | NZ Herald News
Toxic arsenic found in baby foods, New Zealand
Elevated levels of arsenic have been found in a range of baby foods - and a New Zealand wholefoods supermarket says it is prepared to pull the products if further warnings come through... 6344. April 11, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Study reveals cost of nitrogen pollution, EU
Nitrogen pollution costs Europe between 70 and 320 billion euros ($100bn-$460bn) per year in its impact on health and the environment, according to a major European study launched in Britain on Monday... 6345. April 11, 2011 | UPI.com
Results of Indian pollution laws measured, India
NEW DELHI, April 11 (UPI) -- Recent laws in New Delhi have reduced pollution with a positive effect on the health of some, but not all of the city's residents, U.S. researchers say... 6346. April 11, 2011 | Reuters
Halt planned for plant's toxic flow, Japan
Japanese engineers were yesterday hoping to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea, which should help ease concerns in neighboring China and South Korea over the spread of radiation from the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl... 6347. April 11, 2011 | NZ Herald News
Toxic arsenic found in baby foods. New Zealand
Elevated levels of arsenic have been found in a range of baby foods - and a New Zealand wholefoods supermarket says it is prepared to pull the products if further warnings come through... 6348. April 11, 2011 | Newstalk ZB
Chemicals in chemical toilets cause concern, New Zealand
There are concerns toxic chemicals from thousands of portable toilets in Christchurch will cause harm to the city's already-stressed wastewater treatment system... 6349. April 11, 2011 | The National
Man 'burnt all over body' in chemical attack, UAE
DUBAI // A Pakistani driver lost one of his ears and suffered severe burns all over his body when four men - including a policeman - poured searing liquid on him, it was alleged yesterday... 6350. April 11, 2011 | Terra Daily
High Levels Of Toxic Compounds Found On Coasts Of West Africa, Spain
"We were not expecting to find such high levels of PCBs, highly toxic compounds that are considered as priority compounds by European legislation, in a region such as the western coast of Africa",...
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