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6651. January 15, 2011 | Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Pollution causing cancer in children in China, China
Beijing, Jan 15 : Over 32,000 children under 14 in China today suffer from cancer and such cases are on the rise due to the rampant pollution and unhealthy lifestyles, the health experts here have warned... 6652. January 15, 2011 | KFOX News
Chemical Leak Closes Off Area In Far East El Paso, USA
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso Fire Department hazmat crew was on the scene of a chemical spill in far East El Paso Saturday... 6653. January 15, 2011 | Reuters
Germany announces action plan for toxic dioxin, Germany
Germany on Friday announced a plan to enforce higher standards in animal feed production after the discovery of toxic chemical dioxin in feed, which has triggered a health alert and hit sales of German eggs and pork... 6654. January 15, 2011 | NYTimes.com
Recession Special: Cleaner Air, USA
The previous Congress failed to pass climate change legislation, and the new House is openly hostile to the idea. But what the government has not mandated, the economy is doing on its own: emissions of global warming gases in the United States are down... 6655. January 15, 2011 | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Arsenic levels in rural community exceed federal limits, USA
BANQUETE — Some residents in the northwestern reaches of Nueces County are paying for well water that contains levels of arsenic above what the federal government says is safe to drink... 6656. January 14, 2011 | Bangkok Post
China says 96 detained over tainted dairy products, China
China has detained nearly 100 people suspected of producing and selling melamine-tainted dairy products, state media said Thursday, despite a ban after the chemical killed at least six babies in 2008... 6657. January 14, 2011 | The Jakarta Post
Winding stream of e-waste, INdonesia
Reading David Pogue’s column in The Jakarta Post (Jan. 3, 2010) I found a spirit of optimism. The message is clear: The government and consumers can join forces to pressure electronic gadget manufacturers to adopt an extended producer responsibility (EPR) principle... 6658. January 14, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China sets goals to reduce emissions of pollutants, China
China said Friday it would cut emissions this year by rejecting construction projects that pollute too much and developing new technologies that curb greenhouse gases... 6659. January 14, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
US agency warns of liver damage with Sanofi drug, USA
Federal health officials are warning doctors and patients that a recently launched heart drug from Sanofi-Aventis SA has been linked to liver damage in a handful of patients... 6660. January 14, 2011 | The Guardian
China sets new pollution controls, China
Chinese government adds two new pollution indicators to its list of reduction targets in bid to curb emissions... 6661. January 14, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Heater emits toxic gas, couple killed, India
NEW DELHI: A 65-year-old homoeopathic doctor and his wife reportedly suffocated to death in Mehrauli, south Delhi after they reportedly left their LPG heater on all night... 6662. January 14, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
96 arrested in new toxic milk scare, China
Dozens of people suspected of producing and selling melamine- tainted dairy products have been detained... 6663. January 14, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Study: Toxic Chemicals Found in Pregnant U.S. Women, USA
A study released from the University of California, San Francisco reveals that an overwhelming percentage of pregnant women in the U.S. may have highly toxic environmental chemicals... 6664. January 14, 2011 | The Times
Firefighters respond to ammonia leak in Heyburn, USA
HEYBURN, An ammonia leak at a Heyburn business Wednesday posed a slight inhalation hazard to residents until firefighters closed it off... 6665. January 13, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Way Brunei can tap its biodiversity, Brunei
BRUNEI has an abundance of natural biodiversity that is teeming with potentialities for bio prospecting, but has not been tapped into yet for a lack of microbiologists and mollecularbiologists, said Prof... 6666. January 13, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Environment Canada Mothballs Leading-Edge Pollution-Prevention Technology, Canada
Environment Canada has mothballed some of the world's most advanced equipment for dealing with oil spills, tracking submarines and monitoring Arctic sea ice... 6667. January 13, 2011 | BBC
'High levels' of air pollution in Frome, UK
Parts of Frome in Somerset have worryingly high levels of pollution, according to a study... 6668. January 13, 2011 | People's Daily Online
China's leading steelmaker halts production in capital to cut pollution, China
Shougang Group, a leading heavyweight steelmaker in China, announced Thursday it had halted all its steel-making operations in Beijing amid efforts to cut air pollution in the capital... 6669. January 13, 2011 | Youngstown News
Chemical spill at Poland Seminary High School, Poland
POLAND — Firefighters responded to a small chemical spill at Poland Seminary High School on Dobbins Road this morning... 6670. January 12, 2011 | The Brunei Times
Double standards of Western companies, China
FOR months, the West has been attacking China for tightening control of its rare earth exports. The assault is likely to escalate, as China recently announced it would slash its rare earth export quota by 37 per cent for the first half of 2011... 6671. January 12, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Natural Gas Plays Key Role in Fight Against Air Pollution as Metro Retires Last Diesel Bus, USA
LOS ANGELES, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today applauded the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) as it retired the last diesel bus in its fleet, becoming the world's first major transit agency to operate only clean fuel buses... 6672. January 12, 2011 | McClatchy
Judge in Alaska gives go-ahead for coal dust pollution suit, USA
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge this week allowed an environmental lawsuit involving coal-dust emissions in Seward to proceed in court... 6673. January 12, 2011 | Times of Malta
Pollution from yachting, Maita
So rich in heritage, Cottonera is unique, in Malta and in Europe. Vittoriosa, Civitas Invicta, and Cospicua stand icons of Malta’s finest hours... 6674. January 12, 2011 | The Nation
Pollution causing diseases in Daska, Pakistan
In village Zafarwali of Sambrial Tehsil,District Sialkot more than 80 percent of the population has become a victim of hepatitis and other fatal diseases due to the rising larger scale pollution caused by the tanneries... 6675. January 12, 2011 | Friends of The Earth
Government attempts to keep air pollution information secret, UK
freedom of information tribunal is being urged by environmental campaigners to reject Government attempts to keep secret sections of ministerial briefing papers on air pollution in London...
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