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5801. August 9, 2011 | Shanghai Daily
Toxic spill averted as storm hits N. Korea, North Korea
MUIFA, the typhoon now a tropical storm, skirted the Shandong Peninsula and landed on the coast of North Korea last night... 5802. August 9, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Activists call for ban on toxic farm chemicals, Thailand
Farmers and consumer protection activists have called on the Department of Agriculture to ban the use of four toxic farm chemicals to protect farmers and consumers from cancer-causing substances... 5803. August 9, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic spill averted as storm nears China, China
BEIJING: China said yesterday it had temporarily averted a toxic chemical spill at a plant on its northeast coast, but remained on alert as a tropical storm that has killed three people in South Korea approached... 5804. August 9, 2011 | WebWire
Toxic Dangers in the Home: More Common than Most People Realize, USA
A recent article, “Seven toxic dangers to avoid in your home” discusses common environmental and health dangers in the typical home. It was published this week on EmaxHealth’s website... 5805. August 9, 2011 | The Scotsman
Air pollution threat to Scotland's cities, Scottland
A FAILURE to meet targets to reduce air pollution is risking the lives of thousands of Scots, the Scottish Government has been warned... 5806. August 9, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
HazMat Crew Called to Cargill Plant After Acid Leak, USA
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters have contained a leak of up to 200 gallons of hydrochloric acid at a corn-milling plant in Cedar Rapids... 5807. August 9, 2011 | The Wall Street JOurnal
Nuclear Waste Piles Up - in Budget Deficit, USA
Imagine a football field packed 20 feet high with highly radioactive nuclear waste. That's about the volume of the 65,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stranded at dozens of nuclear sites across the U.S... 5808. August 9, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Pollution from ships a perennial concern for Mumbai, India
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Rak and Pavit incidents may have hogged the headlines, but environmentalists working around Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra say the coastline suffers from the pollution menace even otherwise... 5809. August 9, 2011 | AAP
WA Libs push for climate royal commission, Australia
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has rubbished a push within his party for a royal commission to investigate the science on climate change... 5810. August 8, 2011 | Chicago Tribune
Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water, USA
Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month... 5811. August 8, 2011 | UPI
Heavy metals found in Mumbai lakes, India
THANE CITY, India, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Indian researchers say toxic heavy metal pollution has been measured in two lakes in the Thane City suburb of Mumbai... 5812. August 8, 2011 | BBC
India: Sinking ship causes oil slick near Mumbai coast, India
Indian coast guard ships and pollution control authorities are working to clean up an oil slick off India's western coast... 5813. August 8, 2011 | The Press-Enterprise
Feds to Help on Pollution, USA
People in Mira Loma and San Bernardino have been fighting for years to reduce air pollution that disproportionately affects children and poor neighborhoods in the Inland area... 5814. August 8, 2011 | Reuters
U.S. more biased against smokers than the overweight, USA
Americans are biased against smokers and the overweight, but the United States saves its greatest disrespect for those who light up, according to a Gallup poll published Friday... 5815. August 8, 2011 | POLITICO.com
New York Times vs. natural gas industry, USA
The fight between The New York Times and the natural gas industry is going nuclear... 5816. August 6, 2011 | Columbus Indiana
Hazardous Material Spill in Columbus, USA
At 9:30 am Friday morning Columbus fire personnel responded to 940 Marr Road Columbus Surgery Center Suite B for a reported Hazardous material spill... 5817. August 5, 2011 | ITN.co.uk
UN report criticises Nigeria pollution, UN
A United Nations report has laid into Shell and the Nigerian government for contributing to 50 years of pollution in a region of the Niger Delta... 5818. August 5, 2011 | The Courier-Journal
Chemical vapor leak contained at American Synthetic in Rubbertown, USA
Fire crews responded to a minor chemical leak at a Rubbertown early Friday morning after a tank over-pressurized, venting vapors from a hazardous chemical into the air... 5819. August 4, 2011 | PakTribune
Pollution causes brain damage, depression, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Long-term exposure to air pollution could damage the brain and cause depression, besides triggering learning and memory problems... 5820. August 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Several hundred remain evacuated in Eagle Lake after ethanol spill, USA
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. — Several hundred people have been forced from their homes in a small southern Minnesota community because train cars carrying highly-flammable ethanol have derailed and tipped over... 5821. August 3, 2011 | BBC
Jersey gets campaign to prevent water pollution, UK
Schools and businesses in Jersey are being asked to get involved in a campaign to prevent the sea and rivers being polluted... 5822. August 3, 2011 | CBC News
Arctic pollution patrol watches for marine spills, Canada
Ships sailing in Canada's Arctic this summer are being watched by an aerial patrol crew that is making sure those vessels do not pollute the water with oil or other contaminants... 5823. August 3, 2011 | Lincon Times-News
Magnesium blaze forces Freightliner evacuation, USA
Lincoln County residents were among a number of employees who were forced to evacuate Tuesday morning from the Freightliner plant in Gastonia after a piece of machinery sparked, causing a small-scale magnesium blaze... 5824. August 3, 2011 | NewScientist
UK nuclear fuel plant to close amid Japan's turmoil, UK
The 11 March earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's nuclear industry has claimed a commercial victim thousands of miles away: the Sellafield Mixed Oxide (MOX) plant in... 5825. August 2, 2011 | The Colony
Chemical leak sends worker to hospital, USA
An electrical malfunction resulted in a chlorine leak Tuesday night at The Colony's well-water treatment facility on Main and Chowning streets...
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