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6951. December 22, 2010 | The Washington Post
Water officials question chemical risk, USA
Area water officials on Tuesday questioned an environmental group’s report that lists Buffalo as one of 31 cities that may have a risky level of a chemical thought to cause cancer... 6952. December 22, 2010 | Chicago Tribune
EPA to review toxic metal in tap water, USA
The nation's top environmental regulator on Tuesday promised to complete a scientific review of hexavalent chromium by summer and consider ordering cities to start testing for the toxic metal in tap water... 6953. December 22, 2010 | edie.net
Toxic chemicals found in Arctic wildlife, Pakistan
While the season may make us think of the Arctic as a place of sleighs, jingle bells and Santa's workshop, research has been published to turn our minds to land and water contamination instead... 6954. December 22, 2010 | UNEP
UNEP Report Highlights Role of Fisheries Subsidies Reform in Ocean Sustainability, Switzerland
Geneva, 22 December 2010 – In a new report, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) emphasises the urgency of advancing negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO)... 6955. December 22, 2010 | The Daily Star
A less addressed dimension of air pollution, Bangladesh
Among the environmental hazards, under the spotlight in the backdrop of climate change-centred concerns, brick kilns make for an issue that is perhaps the least attended to... 6956. December 22, 2010 | edie.net
Canada must monitor oil sands pollution, Canada
The Canadian government has been criticised for failing to ensure satisfactory environmental monitoring of its Alberta oil sands... 6957. December 22, 2010 | The Hindu Business Line
Vizag port told to cut pollution, India
The Visakhapatnam port has been urged to take all steps to mechanise and modernise its facilities so that pollution is eliminated and the citizens of the port city can lead happy and healthy lives... 6958. December 22, 2010 | Halesowen News
Chemical leak at Russells Hall Hospital, UK
EIGHT people were given medical treatment following a chemical leak at Russells Hall Hospital last night... 6959. December 22, 2010 | ANI
Long lasting chemicals toxic to humans and the environment, USA
Washington, Dec 22 : A new research at the Arizona State University is trying to find what happens to toxic chemicals when they enter the environment... 6960. December 22, 2010 | The Republic
Industrial accident at Little Rock plant kills 1 man, leaves second person critically injured, USA
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Authorities have identified a Jacksonville man who was killed in an accident at an industrial plant in Little Rock... 6961. December 22, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Dust Explosion at Vitamin Plant Injures Two, USA
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Fire investigators say dust in the air at an animal vitamin plant led to an explosion that damaged the plant and left two workers injured... 6962. December 21, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Ecofair teaches youths to recycle, Japan
JAPANESE schoolchildren in yellow scarves, blue hats and red caps buzzed through an eco-products fair a green show-and-tell for high tech companies seeking to enthuse a new generation... 6963. December 21, 2010 | Science & Technology
How Electronics Companies Can Slow China's Water Pollution, China
One of the major components of gauging how green an electronics manufacturer really is, is watching their supply chain... 6964. December 21, 2010 | edie.net
Air pollution causes early death of 200,000 lives, UK
A report has been published today (December 21) on the health effects of air pollution in the UK... 6965. December 21, 2010 | Xinhua
Cancer-causing chemical found in most tap water in U.S.: Report, USA
Hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing chemical, is found in the tap water of 31 cities out of a total of 35 tested by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), it was reported on Monday... 6966. December 21, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical Found In Local Water, But Are Levels Unsafe?, USA
CINCINNATI -- A national environmental group found that the water in Cincinnati contains trace amounts of a cancer-causing chemical called hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6... 6967. December 21, 2010 | Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Air pollution may have triggered 29,000 yearly deaths, UK
Air pollution may have triggered the premature yearly deaths of at least 29,000 people in Britain alone... 6968. December 21, 2010 | People's Daily Online
China likely to meet pollution control targets for 2006-2010: minister, China
China is expected to meet its 11th five-year period (2006-2010) pollution control targets, Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian said Tuesday... 6969. December 21, 2010 | Hawaii News
City water sample found to contain toxic chemical, USA
A single sample has the second-highest level of hexavalent chromium among 31 cities tested... 6970. December 21, 2010 | Press-Telegram
EPA asked to limit chemical in water, USA
LOS ANGELES - U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to protect the public from hexavalent chromium following a report that found the carcinogen in the tap water of 31 cities across the country... 6971. December 21, 2010 | Business News Daily
Toxic toy recalls: an opening for US 'green' toys, USA
Because of recalls of toxic toys in recent years, small US firms are pushing nontoxic, organic toys for Christmas... 6972. December 21, 2010 | The National
Kuwait to clean up toxic oil lakes, Kuwait
Two decades after Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and set fire to its oilfields, the emirate is finally coming to grips with the task of cleaning up the toxic oil lakes left behind... 6973. December 21, 2010 | Nature News
Toxic chemical carcinogen found in water supplies nationwide, USA
A recently-released report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found that the water supplies of many major cities are contaminated with hexavalent chromium,... 6974. December 21, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
GAS LEAK: A carbon dioxide leak at a Harlan bacon processing plant sent 10 employees to the hospital Tuesday, USA
Authorities say 10 workers were taken to a hospital after a carbon dioxide leak at a bacon processing plant in Harlan in western Iowa... 6975. December 21, 2010 | nky.com
Fire reported at Sun Chemical plant, USA
SPRING GROVE VILLAGE – A piece of machinery that caught fire around 6:10 p.m. at the Sun Chemical Performance Pigment plant on Spring Grove Avenue has reportedly been extinguished, according to Cincinnati emergency radio transmissions...
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