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6851. December 17, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam yet to ban toxic feeding bottles: official, Vietnam
Vietnam is yet to decide the fate of babies’ feeding bottles that contain a compound recently found to have adverse health effects, an official from the Ministry of Health said... 6852. December 17, 2010 | Fast Company
Bayer: Bee-Toxic Pesticide Killed German Bees, But Is Safe in America. USA
As we have detailed in a number of stories, a pesticide (clothianidin) produced by Bayer may be responsible, at least in part,... 6853. December 17, 2010 | News14.com
Chemical fire breaks out at west Charlotte plant, USA
CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte Fire Department officials are working to determine the cause of an overnight fire at a manufacturing plant in west Charlotte. The fire broke out just before 3 a.m. Friday at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry on South Clarkson Street... 6854. December 16, 2010 | National Post
Gas leak cause of hotel explosion: Mexico, Mexico
Mexican prosecutors are suggesting a leaking gas line is the culprit in an explosion last month at the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen that killed five Canadians... 6855. December 16, 2010 | Mumbai Mirror Bureau
Seaweed to cure pollution, India
Researchers have discovered a method to fight water contamination by creating an aquatic ecosystem using seaweed and marine life to clean out excessive nitrogen and phosphorous dumped in by human activity... 6856. December 16, 2010 | PhysOrg.com
City lights make air pollution worse, USA
PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in Los Angeles, California has found that bright city lights makes air pollution worse because the glare of the lights interferes with chemical reactions that clean the air of pollution during the night... 6857. December 16, 2010 | ANI
Plastics chemical 'can damage egg quality in women', USA
Washington, Dec 16 : Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may compromise the quality of a woman's eggs retrieved for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study found... 6858. December 16, 2010 | UNEP
Compliance on Multilateral Environmental Agreements Gets Educational Boost From UNEP and the IUCN Academy, Kenya/Canada
Nairobi/ Ottawa, December 16, 2010 - Over the past four decades the international community has developed and adopted Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), which under international law are fundamental for assisting countries to work together on global environmental issues... 6859. December 15, 2010 | JoongAng Daily
Flock of vultures found dead, South Korea
A flock of vultures designated as Natural Monument No. 243-1 of Korea were found dead in Paju, Gyeonggi, yesterday morning... 6860. December 15, 2010 | Burton News & Staffordshire Newspaper
Chemical spill leads to chaos, UK
WORKERS were evacuated and neighbours told to keep their doors and windows closed after a chemical spill at a Burton animal feed plant... 6861. December 15, 2010 | WDDTV
Food wrappers contain high levels of fire retardant chemical, UK
It’s enough that we have to worry about the chemicals they put into our food – but the wrappers could be every bit as deadly... 6862. December 15, 2010 | Asia Times Online
Delhi's green plan goes toxic, India
NEW DELHI - A plan to establish waste-to-energy plants in New Delhi as part of a carbon- trading program has run into fierce opposition over hazards posed by toxic chemical byproducts... 6863. December 15, 2010 | SouthBendTribune.com
1 killed, 2 injured in South Bend recycling center fire, blast, USA
SOUTH BEND — A 45-year-old man is dead after welding materials sparked a small explosion Tuesday at a recycling center south of downtown... 6864. December 15, 2010 | Laurel Leader-Call
Spark causes fire at recycling yard, USA
LAUREL, Dec 15, 2010 (Laurel Leader-Call - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Jones County volunteer firefighters battled an acre-wide fire at Jarrell's Recycling in Moselle Tuesday... 6865. December 15, 2010 | UNEP
New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America, Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay/Bonn, 15 December 2010 - The rich grasslands in South America, home to one of the world's most valuable ecosystems is fast disappearing and migratory grassland birds,... 6866. December 14, 2010 | Environmental Health News
Rat poisons endanger 10,000 U.S. children every year, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has known for decades that kids have too-easy access to a new generation of super-toxic rat poisons. Every year, more than 10,000 kids are getting hold of them,... 6867. December 14, 2010 | UNEP
New atlas maps future of the environment in Latin America and Caribbean, Panama
Panama City, 14 December 2010 - From deforestation in Guatemala to the effects of mining in Colombia, a new atlas produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) uses over 200 striking satellite images to highlight the most pressing environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean... 6868. December 13, 2010 | Environmental Health News
"Super-toxic" rat poisons kill owls, other wildlife, British Columbia
Owls are dying under gruesome circumstances, bleeding to death from stomach hemorrhages in an agonizing and days-long decline. The culprit: An extra-potent class of rodenticides that has flooded the market in recent decades... 6869. December 13, 2010 | KERO Bakersfield
2 Injured After 2 500-Gallon Tanks Catch Fire, USA
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Two people were injured when two 500-gallon tanks caught fire Monday morning... 6870. December 13, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Anti-pollution campaign, Philippines
Elementary students play cymbals made from pots and pans during the launching of a campaign to highlight welcoming Christmas and New Year minus polluting and health-damaging firecrackers at an elementary school in Manila yesterday... 6871. December 13, 2010 | The Economic Times
Pollution at 'unhealthy levels' in Delhi, says CSE, India
NEW DELHI: Pollution is rising to "unhealthy levels" in the Indian capital, and this can cause several health problems, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Monday... 6872. December 13, 2010 | Odessa American Online
Chemical leak contained (Friday), USA
City emergency personnel were on the scene of a highly flammable chemical leak on East Highway 80 underneath the JBS Parkway overpass for about two hours Friday trying to contain a leak from a rail car... 6873. December 13, 2010 | The Denver Post
Recyclers skirt ban on toxic e-waste by selling it overseas, USA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was... 6874. December 13, 2010 | Scientific American
"Super-Toxic" Rat Poison Kills Owls, British Columbia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – With the spooky glow of his headlamp illuminating an antenna in his hand, Paul Levesque stalks one of Canada’s last remaining barn owls... 6875. December 12, 2010 | Israel News
High level of air pollution due to dust storms, Israel
The Environmental Protection Ministry has warned against the high levels of air pollution expected throughout Israel due to a dust storm. High levels of airborne breathable particles have been felt in the center and south of Israel...
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