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6926. December 6, 2010 | ENS
Parking Lot Sealcoat Runoff Turns Urban Lakes Toxic, USA
AUSTIN, Texas, December 6, 2010 (ENS) - Coal tar pavement sealant - the black, shiny substance sprayed or painted on parking lots, driveways, and playgrounds - is the largest source of cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs, found in 40 urban lakes studied by the U.S. Geological Survey... 6927. December 6, 2010 | OpEdNews
Moms Rising Action Alert: Toxic Toys "R" Us, USA
Did you see the below yet?! Crazy, but true: Toys "R" Us isn't living up to its own very public promise to keep kids safe from toxic PVC chemicals!... 6928. December 6, 2010 | China Daily
Where there's muck there's brass, China
BEIJING - Xu Yinxian, a 58-year-old cleaner dressed in an orange uniform, appears in a residential community near the Fourth North Ring Road in Beijing every morning and afternoon... 6929. December 6, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Subarctic wildfires a 'runaway climate change' risk, France
PARIS — Global warming is driving forest fires in northern latitudes to burn more frequently and fiercely, contributing to the threat of runaway climate change, according to a study released Sunday... 6930. December 6, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Mayan village in Mexico impacted by climate change, Mexico
TABI, Mexico (AP) — The first time Araceli Bastida Be heard the phrase "climate change" was on TV two years ago. Then she began to understand why strange things had been happening in her village... 6931. December 6, 2010 | ABC News
Galapagos whales hold pollutant mystery, Galapagos Islands
Whales living near the Galapagos Islands appear to have been exposed to higher levels of pollutants than those in other areas of the Pacific, say an international team of researchers... 6932. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Media Advisory: Report shows climate change challenges and solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico
The climate change challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean have been laid out in graphic detail in a new publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6933. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
The Virtual Tour: From Bangkok to Cancun and beyond, Kenya
6 December 2010, Cancún, (Mexico) - The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the shield that protects all life on Earth from deadly levels of ultra violet rays,... 6934. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Leaders call for push towards green energy in UNEP's 'Our Planet' magazine, Kenya
Nairobi, 6 December 2010 - In separate articles in this month's Our Planet, the flagship magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),.. 6935. December 6, 2010 | UNEP
Graphic details of climate change for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico
Cancun (Mexico), 6 December 2010 - The climate change challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean have been laid out in graphic detail in a new publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6936. December 5, 2010 | The Jerusalem Post
Fire-fighting chemical can irritate respiratory tract, eyes, Israel
The fire-dousing chemicals that have been poured down by aircraft can pose a health danger if residents of and visitors to the north are not careful, the Health Ministry warned on Sunday... 6937. December 5, 2010 | The Daily Star
Toxic ships in Bangladesh waters, Bangladesh
The entry of sixteen toxic ships into Bangladesh waters, despite clear High Court orders prohibiting such entry, is a matter which arouses the concern of every citizen... 6938. December 5, 2010 | NorthJersey.com
Indoor air testing expands in Pompton Lakes, USA
More relief has come to The Plume area residents as DuPont will now test for 61 chemicals in both the indoor air and sub-slab testing of homes possibly contaminated with toxic vapors... 6939. December 5, 2010 | The Canadian Press
Plan to clean up vast underground arsenic stockpile goes before regulator, Canada
The glitter from all that gold is long gone, but the vast legacy of poison it left behind is forever... 6940. December 4, 2010 | iWireNews
Air Pollution Linked To Diabetes, USA
Air pollution exposure early in life is linked to belly fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet, U.S. researchers say... 6941. December 4, 2010 | Payvand Iran News
Band-aid approach can't solve Tehran's air pollution problem, Iran
Heavy air pollution has gripped Tehran over the past few days, forcing officials to take emergency measures like closing schools, universities, and government offices and imposing special traffic restrictions, but the choking smog has not dissipated... 6942. December 4, 2010 | People's Daily Online
California government accused of watering down toxic chemical rules, USA
Bowing to pressure from business and industry, California government has significantly watered down proposed regulations to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products, it was reported on Friday... 6943. December 4, 2010 | China Daily
Apartment project's toxic soil to be cleaned up in C China, China
BEIJING - Illegal government-subsidized apartments built on toxic land in Wuhan, the capital of Central China's Hubei province, will be supervised to clean up the soil until it is safe enough to be lived on, local authorities said... 6944. December 3, 2010 | AAP
Aussie toxic waste export halted, Australia
A large shipment of toxic waste due for export from Australia to Denmark has been postponed after protest action by Greenpeace.... 6945. December 3, 2010 | The Straits Times
Chemical smell did not originate in Singapore, Singapore
THE chemical or petrol-like smell that was reported in various parts of the island on Monday did not originate in Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Thursday... 6946. December 3, 2010 | Grist
India proposes a system to monitor carbon pollution reductions, India
As nations seek an international agreement to reduce global warming pollution, one of the biggest issues on the table is transparency... 6947. December 3, 2010 | The Age
Orica toxic waste export stopped, Australia
The Danish government has postponed a plan to accept a shipment of Australian toxic waste for disposal, following pressure from the centre-left opposition... 6948. December 3, 2010 | msnbc.com
Your toxic living room is making you sick, USA
The air in your home can be five times more polluted than the air outside, but there are simple ways to make a healthier environment... 6949. December 3, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Australia, Denmark to discuss toxic waste shipment, Australia
Australia and Denmark will discuss what to do with a shipment of hazardous chemical waste which had been due to sail to northern Europe for disposal, Australia's Environment Minister Tony Burke said Friday... 6950. December 3, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Two DuPont workers sent to hospital after leak, USA
Two employees at the DuPont plant in Belle were taken to the hospital after a leak early this morning...
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