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5676. September 15, 2011 | Recharge Magazine
Lead pollution is the dark side of solar's growth, claims study, UK
The dark side to the rapid spread of solar power in the developing world has been revealed by a new US study... 5677. September 15, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Indoor air pollution a silent killer, UK
Today’s guest columnist and in the upcoming series on Cleaning up The mess is architect DAVID FOJO, who holds a master’s degree in environmental design from Yale University... 5678. September 15, 2011 | China Daily
China mulls rules on pollution reporting, China
JINAN - The government is mulling rules to punish those who fail to perform their duties to timely report major pollution cases, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)... 5679. September 15, 2011 | SABC News.com
Gold mines blamed for pollution, Africa
Waste from gold mines is said to constitute the largest single source of waste and pollution in South Africa. It is generally accepted that the acid is responsible for the most costly environmental and socio-economic impacts... 5680. September 15, 2011 | Chicago Tribune
Environmental justice groups fight pollution problems on Southeast Side, USA
Within a month this summer, Gov. Pat Quinn beefed up laws intended to protect poor and minority communities from toxic pollution... 5681. September 14, 2011 | The Globe and Mail
Concerns raised over use of toxic pesticides to fight sea lice, Canada
A drug long used by the fish farming industry to control sea lice infestations has become increasingly ineffective on the E... 5682. September 14, 2011 | The Japan Times Online
Fukushima man opts to be guinea pig, Japan
IITATE, Fukushima Pref. — Nobuyoshi Ito is skeptical of the reported effects of radiation from the leaking Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. So skeptical, in fact, that he decided to put himself on the front line of radiation research... 5683. September 13, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environment Ministers to Gather this Week in Bamako to Firm Up Africa's Position ahead of Crucial Durban Conference on Climate Change, Kenya
Bamako (Mali)/Nairobi (Kenya), 13 September 2011- Lead African Climate change negotiators and high level experts from about 50 countries are meeting in Bamako,... 5684. September 13, 2011 | AFP
Blast at China chemical plant kills three: state media, China
Three people were killed and another three wounded in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported... 5685. September 13, 2011 | The Daily Beast
America’s Dangerous Food-Safety System, USA
Ten-year-old Shiloh Johnson lay in a hospital bed for 43 days as medical tubes protruding from her chest slowly drained suffocating fluid from her heart and lungs. Each day brought a new challenge, many of them life-threatening... 5686. September 12, 2011 | Medical News Today (MNT)
High Levels Of Toxic PCBs Discovered In Indiana Harbor And Ship Canal, USA
niversity of Iowa researchers have found high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the deep sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind... 5687. September 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Settlement to help limit toxic cadmium in jewelry, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major national retailers, including Target Corp. and Gap Inc., have agreed to all but eliminate the toxic metal cadmium in jewelry and other accessories they sell... 5688. September 8, 2011 | nzherald
'Toxic tide' of booze takes deadly toll, New Zealand
More than one young New Zealander under 25 is dying every week from "a toxic tide" of alcohol-related causes, an official review has found... 5689. September 8, 2011 | WHDH-TV
Chemical leak sends 12 to the hospital in Millbury, USA
MILLBURY, Mass. -- A chemical leak caused concern on Tuesday when nearly 50,000 gallons of phenol spilled from a tank behind a chemical storage building in Millbury... 5690. September 7, 2011 | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Chemical spill sends 12 to hospital, USA
MILLBURY — A dozen people, mostly rescue workers, were taken to the hospital after a hazardous chemical spill yesterday at Barrday Composite Solutions, 86 Providence Road (Route 122A)... 5691. September 7, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
EU bans GM-contaminated honey from general sale, EU
Bavarian beekeepers forced to declare their honey as genetically modified because of contamination from nearby Monsanto crops... 5692. September 6, 2011 | Daily News
Pollution causing extinction of rare fish, Sri Lanka
Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists... 5693. September 6, 2011 | China Daily
16 punished over lead pollution in S China, China
GUANGZHOU - Sixteen people have been punished in connection with a lead pollution incident that sickened 241 villagers and students near a battery plant in Guangdong province, local authorities said Tuesday... 5694. September 6, 2011 | The Providence Journal
Kwei Quartey: E-waste in Accra, USA
An environmental-programs manager for Public Works here in Pasadena, where I live, says that “electronic waste contaminates our air and water, and is hazardous to human health.”... 5695. September 6, 2011 | New America Media
Banned Pesticide Use Remains High in CA Strawberry Fields, USA
SAN FRANCISCO—In some of California’s top strawberry-growing counties, levels of banned methyl bromide remain nearly as high as they were a decade ago, despite a mandated phaseout, according to an analysis by New America Media... 5696. September 6, 2011 | The Journal Sentinel
DNR report on sand mining pollutant inconclusive, USA
There is little conclusive information on possible negative health effects of a pollutant linked to Wisconsin's burgeoning sand mining industry, the Department of Natural Resources said in a new report Tuesday... 5697. September 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Pollution in Rio's bay poses Olympic challenge, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Oceanographer Vinicius Palermo reaches into Guanabara Bay with a hand-held net, scooping another soggy load of candy wrappers, soda bottles and shredded plastic bags... 5698. September 6, 2011 | NYTime.com
Exec Played Toxic Shell Game With Mercury-Laced Soil, USA
Sixth story in an occasional series about EPA's fugitives list... 5699. September 6, 2011 | IPS
Toxic Waste Victims Wait Years for Compensation, USA
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 6, 2011 (IPS) - Thousands of victims affected by toxic waste dumping in 2006 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, still have not received the economic compensation they were promised... 5700. September 5, 2011 | The Hindu
Pollution-hit to be rehabilitated, India
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation would take steps to rehabilitate the people of Pittavanipalem, Devada and Marididasaripalem who have been severely affected by pollution,...
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