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6801. January 14, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
96 arrested in new toxic milk scare, China
Dozens of people suspected of producing and selling melamine- tainted dairy products have been detained... 6802. January 14, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Study: Toxic Chemicals Found in Pregnant U.S. Women, USA
A study released from the University of California, San Francisco reveals that an overwhelming percentage of pregnant women in the U.S. may have highly toxic environmental chemicals... 6803. January 14, 2011 | The Times
Firefighters respond to ammonia leak in Heyburn, USA
HEYBURN, An ammonia leak at a Heyburn business Wednesday posed a slight inhalation hazard to residents until firefighters closed it off... 6804. January 13, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Way Brunei can tap its biodiversity, Brunei
BRUNEI has an abundance of natural biodiversity that is teeming with potentialities for bio prospecting, but has not been tapped into yet for a lack of microbiologists and mollecularbiologists, said Prof... 6805. January 13, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Environment Canada Mothballs Leading-Edge Pollution-Prevention Technology, Canada
Environment Canada has mothballed some of the world's most advanced equipment for dealing with oil spills, tracking submarines and monitoring Arctic sea ice... 6806. January 13, 2011 | BBC
'High levels' of air pollution in Frome, UK
Parts of Frome in Somerset have worryingly high levels of pollution, according to a study... 6807. January 13, 2011 | People's Daily Online
China's leading steelmaker halts production in capital to cut pollution, China
Shougang Group, a leading heavyweight steelmaker in China, announced Thursday it had halted all its steel-making operations in Beijing amid efforts to cut air pollution in the capital... 6808. January 13, 2011 | Youngstown News
Chemical spill at Poland Seminary High School, Poland
POLAND — Firefighters responded to a small chemical spill at Poland Seminary High School on Dobbins Road this morning... 6809. January 12, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Double standards of Western companies, China
FOR months, the West has been attacking China for tightening control of its rare earth exports. The assault is likely to escalate, as China recently announced it would slash its rare earth export quota by 37 per cent for the first half of 2011... 6810. January 12, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Natural Gas Plays Key Role in Fight Against Air Pollution as Metro Retires Last Diesel Bus, USA
LOS ANGELES, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today applauded the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) as it retired the last diesel bus in its fleet, becoming the world's first major transit agency to operate only clean fuel buses... 6811. January 12, 2011 | McClatchy
Judge in Alaska gives go-ahead for coal dust pollution suit, USA
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge this week allowed an environmental lawsuit involving coal-dust emissions in Seward to proceed in court... 6812. January 12, 2011 | Times of Malta
Pollution from yachting, Maita
So rich in heritage, Cottonera is unique, in Malta and in Europe. Vittoriosa, Civitas Invicta, and Cospicua stand icons of Malta’s finest hours... 6813. January 12, 2011 | The Nation
Pollution causing diseases in Daska, Pakistan
In village Zafarwali of Sambrial Tehsil,District Sialkot more than 80 percent of the population has become a victim of hepatitis and other fatal diseases due to the rising larger scale pollution caused by the tanneries... 6814. January 12, 2011 | Friends of The Earth
Government attempts to keep air pollution information secret, UK
freedom of information tribunal is being urged by environmental campaigners to reject Government attempts to keep secret sections of ministerial briefing papers on air pollution in London... 6815. January 12, 2011 | Trend
Level of pollution in trans-boundary rivers of Azerbaijan announced, Azerbaijan
In early January the environmental monitoring department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan conducted regular monitoring in order to identify the level of pollution of trans-boundary Kur and Araz rivers,... 6816. January 12, 2011 | Hindustan Times
Seven injured in chemical factory blast in Gujarat, india
Seven people, including three fire officials, were injured on Wednesday in a powerful blast combined with fire at a chemical factory in Vapi, police said... 6817. January 12, 2011 | UNEP
Current climate information insufficient, say world's financial institutions, Germany/Switzerland/Kenya
Frankfurt/Geneva/Nairobi, 12 January 2011 - The availability of and access to climate change information remains insufficient,... 6818. January 11, 2011 | The Island
Chronic renal failure: Urgent action needed, Sri Lanka
A new form of chronic kidney disease called Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) has ben reported in several areas of Sri Lanka... 6819. January 11, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Brunei's future in hands of future generation, Brunei
AS years go by, we can see the increasingly negative results of pollution in Brunei. We can't let it happen! So, why are we so unconcerned about it?... 6820. January 11, 2011 | The Des Moines Register
Minnesota company fined for pollution from laundry site in Pleasant Hill, USA
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a $450,000 fine imposed on G & K Services, Inc., stemming from issues at the company’s Pleasant Hill location, on Friday... 6821. January 11, 2011 | CBC News
Chemical leak prompts building evacuation, Canada
Employees at a Winnipeg manufacturing plant were forced out of their building Tuesday morning by an ammonia leak... 6822. January 11, 2011 | WOOD TV8
Emergency plan in place at UNI-SOLAR, USA
Chemical leak causes fire at United Solar Ovonics... 6823. January 11, 2011 | The Nation
Samut Prakarn folk suffer pollution, Thailand
The last part of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province is very dirty and contaminated with heavy metals, Greenpeace Southeast Asia said yesterday... 6824. January 11, 2011 | Te Scotsman
Homes evacuated and A71 closed after chemical spill, UK
Six houses were evacuated and a major road closed after a chemical spill on an industrial estate... 6825. January 11, 2011 | Sail-World.com
Great Barrier Reef deluged with tonnes of toxic water, Australia
Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef is being flushed with toxic, pesticide-laden sediment that environmental experts fear could devastate fragile corals and marine life, damage that may require as long as a century to repair...
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