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4376. August 21, 2012 | The Nation | ANN
Pesticides on your plate, Thailand
In a move that will do little to promote Thailand's continuing "Kitchen of the World" campaign, Consumer's Handbook magazine and the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network, or Thai-PAN as it's known for short, recently announced that many vegetables we buy suffer from a surfeit of pesticides... 4377. August 21, 2012 | TheState.com
SCE&G to clean up toxic ash near plant, USA
Over the next eight years, SCE&G will dig up and remove more than 2 million tons of coal sludge that has contaminated groundwater in lower Richland County and leaked arsenic into the Wateree River near Congaree National Park... 4378. August 20, 2012 | China Daily | ANN
Story of a lake and how to protect it, China
The Kunming environmental protection authority in Yunnan province of China plans to make each visitor to Dianchi Lake's drainage area pay 10 yuan (US$1.59) as ecological indemnity fee... 4379. August 20, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ohio No. 2 emitter of toxic pollutants after Kentucky, environmental group says, USA
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A newspaper reports that a new survey puts Ohio near the top of the country's top 20 toxic states... 4380. August 20, 2012 | http://www.kfoxtv.com
Chemical spill at call center sends 17 to hospital, USA
EL PASO, Texas — A chemical spill at Redcats at 500 Mesa Hills Dr. sent 17 people to the hospital feeling faint, fire spokesman George De La Torre said... 4381. August 20, 2012 | ITV News
Pollution scare as diesel flows into River Aire, UK
Environment Agency staff are appealing for businesses and members of the public to help them trace and stop a flow of diesel which has polluted the River Aire between Leeds and Castleford. It was first noticed flowing at Water Lane in Leeds on the evening of Saturday 18 August... 4382. August 20, 2012 | phys.org
Using evolution to understand pollution, USA
Life evolved in a toxic world long before humans began polluting it, according to a University of Massachusetts environmental toxicologist, who added that understanding life’s evolutionary response to environmental poisons can help people to fight destructive effects.. 4383. August 20, 2012 | brisbanetimes.com
Coal trains to be monitored for pollution, Australia
The level of coal dust from freight trains passing through Brisbane will be monitored by Queensland Rail (QR) for the first time in a decade... 4384. August 20, 2012 | The Hindu
Kochi among cities with heavy pollution, India
The industrial clusters based in Greater Kochi fall into the group of cities with high pollution levels, as per a study done by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi... 4385. August 20, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Notes On Nuclear Energy Regulation, USA
“Geology matters” is a key lesson from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the coast of Japan, resulting in the meltdown of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant complex, said Allison M. Macfarlane... 4386. August 20, 2012 | NYTime.com
Sustainable Innovation: Reducing Fashion’s Carbon Footprint, USA
The colorful world of fashion has its dark sides, not least of which is its potential impact on the environment... 4387. August 20, 2012 | Honolulu Civil Beat
Should Volcano's Haze Mean Refineries Don't Have To Reduce Pollution?, Hawii
Hawaiian Electric Co. has paid a prominent volcanologist to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that Madame Pele is causing the haze over Hawaii... 4388. August 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
Power plants releasing hotter water,USA
As fish die in record numbers across Illinois this summer because of the intense heat and drought, state officials are granting power plants special exemptions to flush massive amounts of hot water into already stressed lakes and rivers... 4389. August 20, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Widely used pesticide seems to harm boys' brains more than girls', Environmental Health News
A widely used pesticide – banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – appears to harm boys’ developing brains more than girls’, according to a new study of children in New York City... 4390. August 20, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Crematorium smoke pollutes Kolkata. India
KOLKATA: Crematoriums in the city seem to have become a major source of air pollution with the anti-pollution devices there lying almost defunct, triggering a blame-game between two key departments of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)... 4391. August 19, 2012 | ANI
Chemical waste in UP river takes toll of aquatic life, India
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.19 (ANI): A large number of dead fish have been found floating on the banks of the Ramganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad District, due to the dumping of chemical waste from nearby industries... 4392. August 19, 2012 | wwltv.com New Orleans
Neighbors try to find sense of normalcy after reaction at chemical plant, USA
BELLE CHASSE, La. - The day after a dangerous reaction at a chemical plant shut down parts of Belle Chasse, officials said the threat is over... 4393. August 19, 2012 | CBS News
New York State to allow fracking, USA
The method of extracting natural gas from deep in the earth known as "fracking" has dramatically changed the U.S. energy industry, but as more wells are drilled, protests have continued... 4394. August 19, 2012 | The Express-Times
Pennsylvania ranks third worst in toxic air pollution from power plants, report says, USA
Pennsylvania ranks third worst in the nation when it comes to power plant pollution, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council... 4395. August 18, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
45 faint after eating toxic food, Pakistan
AT least 45 people, including nine women and two children, went unconscious after eating the poisonous food near Mozang Chungi Chowk on Friday... 4396. August 18, 2012 | IOL.co.za
Fire at chemical factory in Joburg, South Africa
A fire at a chemical factory in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg on Saturday morning was being kept under control, Johannesburg Emergency Services said... 4397. August 18, 2012 | Birmingham Mail
Patients evacuated from Edgbaston medical centre over chemical leak, UK
PATIENTS and staff were evacuated from an Edgbaston medical centre when a fridge began leaking ammonia. Fire crews were called to Bellevue Medical Centre after the chemical spill at 8am yesterday... 4398. August 18, 2012 | ActionNewsJax.com
Fire at chemical plant shuts down Lane Avenue for hours, USA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Lane Avenue is now back open after being closed due to a chemical plant fire Saturday... 4399. August 17, 2012 | BBC
Chemical spill shuts Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, UK
The largest secondary school on the Western Isles has closed early at 14:00 after a small chemical spill inside the new £29m building... 4400. August 17, 2012 | ABC News
Residents evacuate after explosive chemical spill, UK
About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes as authorities cleaned up a toxic spill at an industrial site north of Newcastle...
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