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6851. January 6, 2011 | Greenpeace International
Australian toxic waste export stopped just in time, Australia
Greenpeace and a broad swath of civil society groups in Australia and Europe have successfully prevented solvents and explosives maker Orica from sailing tonnes of extremely harmful chemical waste from Australia to Denmark for incineration... 6852. January 6, 2011 | UNEP
Silent momentum on climate change, says UNEP chief, UNEP
The last two years have been a roller coaster ride in respect to securing a new global treaty to combat climate change. Some even despair that the window for action is closing fast... 6853. January 6, 2011 | CNN
Firefighters gain control of Netherlands chemical factory blaze, Netherlands
About 150 firefighters worked overnight before gaining control Thursday morning of a fire that had erupted Wednesday in a chemical factory in the Netherlands, spreading plumes of thick, black smoke and widespread concern about the health of nearby residents... 6854. January 5, 2011 | dpa
Dutch chemical facility goes up in flames; no toxic leaks found, Germany
Some 150 firefighters rushed to a chemical packaging plant near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Wednesday, after a blaze tore through the facility, setting off heavy explosions and releasing large smoke clouds... 6855. January 5, 2011 | Dundalk Democrat
Asbestos dumped near Ardee estate - Toxic material thrown on land next to a major housing area, Ireland
TONS of asbestos has been illegally dumped in a private yard near a housing estate at Ardee... 6856. January 5, 2011 | UNEP
Major environmental recovery programme marks New Year in Haiti, Haiti
Port-au-Prince/Nairobi, 5 January 2011 - An ambitious environmental recovery and sustainable development initiative for southwest Haiti was launched yesterday in Port-Salut by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6857. January 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
US Panel: Massive Oil Spill Could Happen again, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. presidential panel investigating the BP oil well blowout says that a series of risky decisions that saved time and money caused the disaster — and the incident could happen again without significant reforms... 6858. January 5, 2011 | The Vancouver Sun
Dead fish, dead birds and doomsday: Why are blackbirds dying and fish washing ashore?, USA
Last week, Arkansas was hit by two seemingly mysterious phenomena. First, thousands of dead fish washed up on the banks of the Arkansas River, not far from Ozark. According to the Chicago Tribune, an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 fish may have perished... 6859. January 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Early tests indicate Arkansas blackbirds died of trauma, USA
Preliminary lab results show the blackbirds that fell from the sky in central Arkansas died from blunt force trauma... 6860. January 5, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
3rd mass bird death, this time in Sweden, Sweden
STOCKHOLM: In a week that saw unexplained massive bird deaths in the southern United States, up to 100 birds were found lying in a snow-covered street in Sweden Wednesday, officials said... 6861. January 5, 2011 | Deutsche Welle
Dioxins: toxic, dangerous and everywhere, Germany
With dioxins in the headlines, many are wondering just what the substances are. Find out the dangers and differences between them, with help from a German expert... 6862. January 4, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Top stories of 2010: The oil spill and beyond, USA
In 2010, journalists devoted an extraordinary amount of resources to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. At EHN, we posted 9,086 of those articles from media around the world, and that doesn’t even include everything published... 6863. January 4, 2011 | The Times of India
From clean water to detecting ailments, nanotech holds key, India
CHENNAI: Nanotechnology could hold the key to affordable clean water, sustainable energy solutions, sequestration of greenhouse gases and a host of other things,... 6864. January 4, 2011 | The Jakarta Post
We're destroying natural ecosystem at faster rate, Indonesia
ENVIRONMENTAL problems are not new. Ever since there have been high concentrations of people, areas near crowded human settlements have begun to deteriorate... 6865. January 4, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Organic farming alternative option for farmers, Serbia
STANDING in her greenhouse in gumboots, Zorana Gajic jokes that she used to think "food grew in supermarkets" but now experiments on how to mix crops to ensure optimum use of her "organic" soil... 6866. January 4, 2011 | IPS
Climate change endangers crop health, Brazil
FARMING around the globe, already reeling from drought, heat waves and major storms, will have to prepare for the new challenges that global warming will bring, especially in the form of pests and disease... 6867. January 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
3,000 blackbirds dead in Ark. town, USA
BEEBE, Ark. — New Year's revelers in a small Arkansas town were enjoying midnight fireworks when they noticed something other than sparks falling from the sky: thousands of dead blackbirds... 6868. January 3, 2011 | The Hartford Courant
Traffic Circles Decrease Pollution, USA
Every place where there is a traffic light you have what was described in the Dec. 13 editorial "Tailpipe Pollution": Vehicles sitting there, idling. Massachusetts has overcome some of this by instituting traffic circles, or as some call them, "roundabouts."... 6869. January 3, 2011 | Slate Magazine
How can we make pharmaceutical drugs less toxic to the environment?, USA
The past few years have seen the advent of a new eco-scare: The unsettling afterlife of pharmaceuticals... 6870. January 3, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough, China
BEIJING: Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in nuclear fuel reprocessing technology that could effectively end any uranium supply concerns, state media reported on Monday... 6871. January 3, 2011 | Bernama
Consumers urged to use recycled bags, Malaysia
BRING recycled bags and baskets when shopping at supermarkets to reduce plastic bag usage, urged Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia executive secretary Datuk Nadzim Johan... 6872. January 3, 2011 | The Press-Enterprise
State proposes tougher standards for chemical in drinking water, USA
California environmental health officials are proposing a tough new goal for hexavalent chromium in drinking water, citing new concerns about the toxic chemical's effect on children... 6873. January 3, 2011 | Indian Express
3 injured in mishap at chemical unit, India
Three workers sustained injuries when an open vessel containing a chemical concoction collapsed in Makarpura on Saturday... 6874. January 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
More than 1,000 dead blackbirds fall from sky in Arkansas town in US, USA
Arkansas Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town... 6875. January 3, 2011 | The West Australian
Ministers dithered over toxic lead levels, Australia
UPDATE: 3.30pm Magellan Metals, the company at the centre of the Esperance lead scandal, may have been breaching the conditions of its management plan for the export of dangerous lead carbonate...
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