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5226. January 30, 2012 | NaturalNews
Toxic BPA levels increase by a shocking 1,200 percent after eating canned food, NaturalNews
A Harvard study suggests that avoiding BPA packaging most of the time isn't enough to avoid its toxic side effects. Even a daily bowl of canned soup is enough to spike your BPA levels by more than 1,200 percent... 5227. January 30, 2012 | WebWire
Lunchboxes Recalled After Toxic Chemical Leak, USA
EMSL offers rigorous consumer product testing for diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol... 5228. January 30, 2012 | nation.co.ke
Cancer causing chemical banned as vegetable pesticide, Kenya
Kenyans have been consuming a chemical for the last 20 years which might have sparked cancer in their bodies... 5229. January 30, 2012 | The Birmingham News
Series of EPA meetings on North Birmingham pollution today, USA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hudson K-8 School in Collegeville will be the scene of a series of community meetings concerning pollution in North Birmingham... 5230. January 30, 2012 | GlobalPost
India sinks on Yale Environment Index as air pollution worsens, India
India fell to 125 out of 132 countries in the Yale Environmental Performance Index (EPI), despite making incremental improvements in many areas. When I wrote about the EPI for Newsweek in 2008, India was ranked 120... 5231. January 30, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
Cadmium pollution threatens Liuzhou water supply, China
CADMIUM concentration in the Longjiang River upstream of the Nuomitian Hydropower Dam near Liuzhou, a city in southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was eight times higher than the official limit, officials said yesterday... 5232. January 30, 2012 | Wicked Local
Nitrogen suit settlement could have huge ramifications for Cape, USA
ORLEANS — Two days before the news broke that the peninsula’s pollution problems wouldn’t be the centerpiece of a court case, Selectman Sims McGrath was updating the board on the county’s take on a possible settlement... 5233. January 29, 2012 | This Is Local London
Home evacuated after chemical incident at BP Bikes in Orpington High Street, UK
THREE people were evacuated from their home while 25 firefighters dealt with a chemical incident at a motorbike shop in Orpington... 5234. January 29, 2012 | euronews.net
Dangerous chemical pollutes drinking water in China, China
Emergency workers in southern China are pouring sacks of neutralising powder into drains leading to the Liujiang River as they try to tackle a chemical spill... 5235. January 29, 2012 | Dallas Business
Water pollution suit against Range Resources is rejected, USA
A state district judge has ruled that a Parker County couple lack legal jurisdiction to sue Fort Worth-based Range Resources in a high-profile case involving methane contamination of their water well... 5236. January 29, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Chennai sits on a growing e-waste pile, India
CHENNAI: A Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) recommendation to set up e-waste collection centres is gathering dust. Corporation sources say many people refuse to leave their products for free at such centres... 5237. January 29, 2012 | The Daily Star
Air quality worst in India, Bangladesh
Bangladesh next polluted country. Bangladesh ranks second from last in terms of air quality with regard to its effect on human health, according to 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)... 5238. January 29, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Beijing Air Pollution Soars With Fireworks Smoke, China
BEIJING (AP) — Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday... 5239. January 29, 2012 | China Daily
Cadmium pollution contained in S China river, China
LIUZHOU - The cadmium pollution in a river in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region following a spill from an industrial plant has been controlled and no new leakage has been found, local environmental authorities said Sunday... 5240. January 29, 2012 | The Independent
Asbestos: New blow to victims of a shameful legacy, USA
Campaigners react with fury as coalition cites cost as reason for ruling deadly material out of national school building audit. Jonathan Owen reports... 5241. January 29, 2012 | Express India
High pollution makes life hit the lows here, India
Mumbai Effluents and toxic fumes from factories and refineries and high concentration of vehicles on roads, besides the Deonar dumping grounds (now partially closed) contribute to pollution... 5242. January 29, 2012 | readingeagle.com
EPA will test Susquehanna County water supplies for fracking contamination, USA
The national agency will also supply drinking water for four Dimock Township homes with water tests already of concern... 5243. January 29, 2012 | The Independent
Pesticides blamed for bee decline, USA
New formulas make colonies more prone to disease, research finds. Jonathan Owen reports... 5244. January 29, 2012 | CNN
N.Y. school to review environmental tests in medical mystery, USA
A school system in upstate New York, where more than a dozen female high school students are suffering from uncontrolled verbal outbursts and twitching, said it has hired a company to review environmental testing within the school and community... 5245. January 29, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
18th African Union Summit-Remarks by Mr. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director UNEP, Kenya
Remarks by Mr. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) On UNEP's 40th Anniversary... 5246. January 28, 2012 | Xinhua
India facing with serious air, water pollution: study, India
NEW DELHI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua)-- India has the world's most toxic air, said a new study released lately at an international forum, confirming earlier research results that the country is faced with serious air and water pollution... 5247. January 28, 2012 | The Asahi Shimbun
Smoking leading killer in Japan, accounting for 129,000 deaths in 2007, Japan
An estimated 129,000 adult Japanese died in 2007 of health complications caused by smoking, the nation's biggest lifestyle killer, according to studies by the University of Tokyo and other research organizations... 5248. January 28, 2012 | NYTime.com
New Report by Agency Lowers Estimates of Natural Gas in U.S., USA
WASHINGTON — Just how much natural gas is trapped underground in the United States?... 5249. January 27, 2012 | iosh.co.uk
Chemical leak at Highland factory, UK
A woman was sent to hospital after she was exposed to ammonia at a Scottish industrial factory, according to reports... 5250. January 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Countries Adopt Manila Declaration to Strengthen Protection of Global Marine Environment, Philippine/Kenya
Representatives from 65 countries have agreed to step up efforts to protect the world's oceans from land-based activities, while underlining the central role played by the marine environment in the transition to a green economy...
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