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8301. March 25, 2010 | Express Buzz
Gas leak at LPG plant in Nelamangala, India
BANGALORE: A major fire tragedy was averted after a gas leak was reported at a private LPG refill plant at Nelamangala, about 27 km from the city on Wednesday... 8302. March 25, 2010 | The News Journal
Firefighters decontaminated after plant fire, USA
Two firefighters had to be decontaminated after a fire Wednesday morning involving hazardous materials at a New Castle area packaging plant... 8303. March 25, 2010 | UNEP
Copenhagen Accord pledges take world a long way towards 2˚C path, but should go further, UNEP
London/Nairobi, 25 March 2010 - The targets and intended reductions for greenhouse gas emissions that have been submitted by countries to the Copenhagen Accord take the world a long way towards a path that... 8304. March 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Spill closes section of Mississippi River, USA
ST. LOUIS — A section of the Mississippi River was shut down in northeast Missouri on Tuesday after a cloud of sulfur trioxide gas was released from an industrial plant. The BASF plant and others nearby were evacuated... 8305. March 24, 2010 | WSMV
Worker Taken To Hospital After Chemical Spill, USA
Chemical Spills From Drum At North Nashville Facility NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A 35-gallon drum of an unknown chemical spilled Wednesday evening, causing one worker to be taken to an area hospital... 8306. March 23, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Chemical substances cause of Swallow fire: Police, Indonesia
JAKARTA: Kalideres Police have suspected chemical substances as the cause of a huge fire that razed Swallow sandal factory and claimed four lives on March 11... 8307. March 23, 2010 | Cape Cod Times
Accidental chemical spill injures one, UK
HARWICH — One man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a fire suppressant system accidentally discharged shortly before noon yesterday, leaving the man covered with a yellowish powder... 8308. March 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
DEP: Chemical spill in Pa. 2nd time in month, USA
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. -The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says a chemical leak at a Marathon Petroleum Co. tank station south of... 8309. March 23, 2010 | WIS
USC engineering building evacuated after reported chemical spill, USA
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Columbia Fire Department is at the University of South Carolina after reports of a chemical spill in one of the classrooms... 8310. March 23, 2010 | WFLS News
Explosion in Colonial Beach Kills One, USA
During the removal of underground gas tanks The owner of a Colonial Beach coffee shop dies after being flown to MCV Hospital in Richmond. The injuries followed an explosion outside... 8311. March 23, 2010 | UNEP
Cities Get Common Standard for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions, UNEP
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - The world's cities now have a common method for calculating the amount of greenhouse gases produced within their boundaries. UNEP, UN-HABITAT, and the World Bank... 8312. March 23, 2010 | BBC
Boat made of plastic bottles sets sail across Pacific, Pacific
A boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world's oceans... 8313. March 23, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Coca-Cola hit by pollution claim, India
Coca-Cola contaminated water and polluted the environment at a south Indian bottling plant and should pay $US47 million ($A51.34 million) in compensation, local authorities say... 8314. March 23, 2010 | Reuters
Cruise lines hope to sink U.S.-Canada pollution plan, USA-Canada
Cruise companies are balking at a proposal to create a low-emissions buffer zone around the United States and Canada, saying it sets arbitrary boundaries based on faulty science that overstates the health benefits... 8315. March 23, 2010 | iol
Pollution of Lake Victoria is worsening, Uganda
Kampala - Pollution in parts of Lake Victoria is worsening so fast that soon it may be impossible to treat its waters enough to provide drinking water for the Ugandan capital, a senior official said on Monday... 8316. March 23, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Government Under Fire as Pollution Soars (Update3), China
Hong Kong’s government faces renewed calls to improve air quality as residents endure a second day of such sev... 8317. March 23, 2010 | NZ HERALD ONLINE
Hong Kong's toxic levels soar, China
Hong Kong's air pollution has soared to record levels, the Environmental Protection Department says, warning that a toxic stew enveloping the city was a danger to the public... 8318. March 22, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Polluting starch, rubber factories shut down, Vietnam
Seven cassava and rubber processing factories were ordered to close down in the southern province of Tay Ninh Wednesday for polluting the local environment... 8319. March 22, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Vedan responsible for 77 pct of Thi Vai River pollution, Vietnam
Taiwanese-owned MSG maker Vedan Vietnam will accept responsibility for 77 percent of the pollution suffered by the Thi Vai River flowing through the southern province of Dong Nai, the Vietnam Environment Administration said on Tuesday... 8320. March 22, 2010 | UNEP
Time to Cure Global Tide of Sick Water, UNEP
Turning Two Millions Tons of Waste - Equal to Over Two Billion Tons of Wastewater - into Economic Resource Could Benefit Human Health, Agriculture and the Environment... 8321. March 22, 2010 | Illinois Homepage.net
Explosion at Tuscola Chemical Plant, USA
People in Tuscola woke up to a loud blast and sirens this morning... 8322. March 22, 2010 | Henderson Daily News
Martin Lake named for pollution increases, USA
A study released last week by the nonpartisan Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) group found mercury emissions increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants... 8323. March 22, 2010 | itv.com
Pollution concerns, UK
Are some Londoners shortening their lives simply by breathing? There are claims today that the capital has the worst air quality in Britain - and that it is causing more than three thousand people to die prematurely every year... 8324. March 22, 2010 | EPA
EPA Solicits Input on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Dioxide Limits Under Water Pollution Law, (EPA) USA
SAN FRANCISCO - The Environmental Protection Agency launched an effort today seeking public input on how to address ocean acidification under the Clean Water Act... 8325. March 22, 2010 | IOSH
Man dies after toxic fume leak, UK
A man has died following a gas leak at a factory near Grimsby, it has been announced...
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