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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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6101. May 15, 2011 | BBC
Japan nuclear: Tepco halts Fukushima cooling plan, Japan
Japanese engineers have abandoned their latest attempt to stabilise a stricken reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant... 6102. May 15, 2011 | The Japan Times Online
Worker at Fukushima nuclear plant dies, Japan
A worker at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant died Saturday after collapsing while carrying equipment at a waste disposal building, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said... 6103. May 15, 2011 | The New York Times
Before It Can Rebuild, Japanese Town Must Survive, Japan
OTSUCHI, Japan — The crumpled cars have reddened with rust, and spring rains and a warming sun have left the ashes and mud hardened into an earthen plate of armor... 6104. May 13, 2011 | The Asian Age
Blaze at chemical storage doused, India
A major fire broke out at a chemicals storage facility in outer Delhi’s Pehladpur Bangar area on Thursday afternoon... 6105. May 13, 2011 | BBC
Devon's A30 road closed after chemical spill, England
A chemical leak from a tanker led to the closure of part of a main road in Devon... 6106. May 13, 2011 | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Teck agrees to pay damages for chemical spills, Canada
May 13 (Reuters) - Teck Resources (TCKb.TO) said on Friday it has agreed to pay a C$325,000 ($335,000) penalty for two chemical spills from its Trail facility in the western Canadian province of British Columbia... 6107. May 13, 2011 | NewScientist
Fukushima fuel rods may have melted, Japan
Water leaking from reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex left fuel rods completely exposed, possibly triggering a partial meltdown two months ago... 6108. May 13, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Mercury levels on the rise in remote Canadian lakes.
Mercury levels in remote, high mountain lakes in Canada rose in recent years and are linked to inputs from the surrounding land as well as the atmosphere... 6109. May 13, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Strengthening of IPCC Agreed at Plenary Session in Abu Dhabi, Arab
Abu Dhabi, 13 May 2011 A stronger governance structure and a set of forward-looking policies across a range of management issues were adopted today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at its 33rd Plenary Session in the United Arab Emirates... 6110. May 12, 2011 | OfficialWire
Chemical Levels High In Dolphins, Whales, USA
U.S. researchers studying dolphins and beluga whales say the animals accumulate more chemical pollutants when they live and feed in waters near urbanized areas... 6111. May 12, 2011 | UPI.com
Toxic chemical injures 34 at Israeli base, Israel
HAIFA, Israel, May 12 (UPI) -- Thirty-four soldiers were exposed to a highly toxic chemical at an Israeli air force base but only a few needed medical treatment, authorities said... 6112. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Humanity Can and Must Do More with Less: UNEP Report, USA/Kenya
New York/ Nairobi, 12 May 2011 – By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – three times its current appetite – unless the economic growth rate is "decoupled" from the rate of natural resource consumption,... 6113. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
No place to land: Loss of natural habitats threatens migratory birds globally, Germany/Kenya
Bonn/Nairobi 12 May 2011 - On their epic journeys, often spanning thousands of kilometres, migratory birds cross many borders, linking different countries as well as ecosystems... 6114. May 12, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Global Green Growth Institute set for closer collaboration, Denmark
Copenhagen, 12 May 2011 - Efforts to promote a global transition to a more resource-efficient, low carbon Green Economy received a boost this week with the opening of the first regional office of the Global Green Growth Institute in Copenhagen... 6115. May 11, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Youth can influence switch to sustainable lifestyles, says UNEP survey, France
Paris, 11 May 2011 - Young people want to be a force for change and create their own vision of sustainable development, according to survey of more than 8000 young adults from 20 countries conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme... 6116. May 11, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP joins calls for greater investment to reduce risk of disasters, Switzerland
Geneva, 11 May 2011 - Building the resilience of communities and nations to cope with earthquakes, floods and other disasters is the focus of the third biennial Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, which is underway at the United Nations in Geneva... 6117. May 10, 2011 | BBC
Russia mulls chemical castration, Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said his country should consider voluntary "chemical castration" as a punishment for child sex offenders... 6118. May 10, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Welders breathe, amass manganese in front regions of the brain, too.
Welders exposed to long-term, low-level fumes can accumulate manganese in more areas of their brains than previous research shows... 6119. May 9, 2011 | Redio New Zealand News
Bedbug treatment may have killed Sarah Carter, New Zealand
Family and friends of Sarah Carter, the young New Zealand woman who died after falling ill in a Thai hotel, have been shocked to learn that a bedbug treatment may have killed her... 6120. May 9, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Hundreds Sue Over West Texas Chemical Contamination, USA
Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than 250 West Texas residents against four companies they contend contaminated their Midland-area neighborhood with hexavalent chromium... 6121. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World's Least Developed Countries Set to Jump Start Transition to a Green Economy, Turkey
Istanbul (Turkey), 9 May 2011- With their low-carbon profile, rich natural assets and promising policy initiatives, the world's 48 least developed countries are well-positioned to jump start the transition to a green economy,... 6122. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ozone-friendly technologies get on the road, Thailand
Bangkok, 9 May 2011 - The Maldives is hosting Asia's first ever ozone- and climate-friendly technology exhibition, the Ozone2Climate Technology Road Show, which began last weekend... 6123. May 9, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Potential of renewable energy outlined in report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Arab
Abu Dhabi, 9 May 2011 - Close to 80 percent of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by mid-century if backed by the right enabling public policies a new report shows... 6124. May 6, 2011 | ANI
Parental exposure to plastic chemical linked to kid's lower birth weight, USA
Washington, May 6 : A new study has found that parental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)- a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins - during pregnancy is associated with decreased birth weight of offspring... 6125. May 6, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Low lead levels linked to higher blood pressure during labor.
Lead exposure at levels below the level of concern set by the U.S. government for pregnant women is associated with higher blood pressure during labor and childbirth...
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