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7151. November 30, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Injunction sought to stop toxic pollutants, Australia
HE $6 billion Barangaroo project has hit a legal snag, with a coalition of opposition groups seeking an injunction to halt early works over the risk of toxic pollutants leaching into the harbour...
7152. November 30, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
CU student slightly injured in lab explosion, USA
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A student at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a minor injury after chemicals he was using in a lab exploded...
7153. November 30, 2010 | The Canadian Press
Teens in hospital after using ‘psychoactive chemical’ bought off the Internet, Canada
Durham region police are issuing a warning after three teens became ill — one seriously — while experimenting with a chemical compound purchased over the Internet...
7154. November 30, 2010 | Which? News
Chemical to be banned from baby bottles, UK
Bisphenol A (BPA) - a potentially harmful chemical added to polycarbonate plastic, is to be banned from use in baby bottles throughout the EU from next year...
7155. November 30, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Tops `Very High' at Three Roadside Stations Today, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department reported “very high” air pollution at three roadside stations in the city this morning...
7156. November 29, 2010 | The Telegraph
Toxic concern forces chemical ban, India
Paradip, Nov. 29: The marine fisheries directorate has clamped prohibitory orders on use of any form of chemical for dry fish processing...
7157. November 29, 2010 | Toronto Sun
Chemical in soap could give children allergies, Canada
You may want to put away the antibacterial soaps — a new study shows children and teens who use them may suffer from more allergies...
7158. November 29, 2010 | Trend
Tehran announces days off due to alarming high air pollution, Iran
Iran has announced Dec. 1 and 2 as days off in institutions, organizations and schools in Tehran, Rey and Shimiranat due to alarming levels of air pollution...
7159. November 29, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Tehran to close government offices, schools again for air pollution: report, Iran
Tehran Governor Morteza Tamaddon said Sunday that all government offices, funds, banks and schools of Tehran would be closed on Dec. 1 and 2 due to the alarming high air pollution in the city, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported...
7160. November 29, 2010 | China Daily
Safeguarding environment a priority, China
BEIJING - China continues to face mounting pressure to curb environmental degradation, despite progress in reducing pollution over the last five years, the environmental protection minister warned...
7161. November 28, 2010 | McClatchy
Where's most of that toxic e-waste going? Overseas, USA
In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was...
7162. November 28, 2010 | The cornucopia Institute
Dirty Little Secret in the Natural Foods Industry: Toxic Chemical Use, USA
CORNUCOPIA, WI—Since 2009, when research by The Cornucopia Institute exposed “the dirty little secret” of the soyfoods industry, vocal concern from consumers over the use of the toxic solvent hexane has led several prominent food companies to switch to cleaner soy ingredients in their veggie burgers and nutrition bars...
7163. November 28, 2010 | ABC News
Australian PM to Price Carbon Pollution Next Year, Australia
Prime minister says Australia will decide next year how to make major polluters pay for carbon...
7164. November 28, 2010 | Postmedia News
Canada won’t follow U.S. pollution regulations: Baird, Canada
OTTAWA — Canada isn’t considering similar regulations to those that will soon push big polluters in the United States — such as power plants and oil refineries — to become more energy efficient...
7165. November 28, 2010 | FoxNews.com
Australian Prime Minister to Price Carbon Pollution Next Year, Australia
CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government will decide next year how to charge Australia's major polluters for the carbon gases that they emit in a bid to curb the nation's greenhouse gas emissions...
7166. November 28, 2010 | The Sacramento Bee
California recyclers find market for toxic trash, USA
In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was...
7167. November 27, 2010 | The Independent
EU clamps down on chemical over health-risk fears, EU
THE EU has tightened controls on a 'gender bender' chemical present in food and drinks which has been linked to breast cancer, fertility problems and other illnesses...
7168. November 27, 2010 | Time
Malaysia: A Coal Plant in Paradise, Malaysia
There are worse places to be than in the eco-paradise of Sabah, a state on the northeast tip of Malaysian Borneo. To one side is the Coral Triangle, home to the world's richest ocean diversity; to the other is the Heart of Borneo, a 22-million-hectare rain forest...
7169. November 26, 2010 | Innovation Report
Pollution on Top of the World, Germany
Nearly one-fifth of the earth’s surface is comprised of mountains that play a role in the storage and distribution of fresh water, with one-tenth of the world’s population relying on that mountain snowpack as their sole source of fresh water...
7170. November 26, 2010 | Time of Zambia
KCM fined K21.9m for pollution, Zambia
THE Chingola magistrates’ court has fined Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) K21.9 million after the mining company admitted to four counts of polluting the Kafue River...
7171. November 26, 2010 | Canada.com
Now global warming is slower... thanks to pollution, UK
LONDON — Global warming has slowed in the past decade, figures from Britain’s meteorological office suggest...
7172. November 26, 2010 | AFP
Europe bans 'toxic' Bisphenol-A baby bottles, Europe
Europe has banned baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A as of early next year over fears it may harm the health of children throughout the EU's population of half a billion...
7173. November 26, 2010 | AAP
Australia won't ban 'toxic' BPA, Australia
Australia would not ban baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A over fears it may harm children's health, despite it being prohibited in both Canada and Europe...
7174. November 25, 2010 | Mainichi Japan
Japanese industry bodies oppose extension of Kyoto Protocol, Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nine Japanese industry groups on Wednesday urged the government not to support a plan proposed by some countries to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding emissions cut framework that expires in 2012...
7175. November 24, 2010 | The Journal News
Chemical makes Cortlandt sanitation worker ill, USA
CORTLANDT — A town sanitation worker was sickened Tuesday by exposure to a toxic chemical while picking up household garbage...