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6701. January 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
4,700 German egg farms hit by toxic feed row, Germany
BERLIN: German authorities have stopped more than 4,700 farms from selling their meat and eggs as a precautionary measure after animal feed was found to be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals... 6702. January 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Fluoride in drinking water: Will the EPA get tougher?, USA
Environmental health groups are now looking to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher standards on fluoride in drinking water, building on a decision Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to lower the recommended level for the first time in nearly 50 years... 6703. January 7, 2011 | The Nation
New projects to ease pollution proposed, Thailand
Panel pushes 15 schemes, costing a total of Bt255.72m, to relieve environmental problems... 6704. January 7, 2011 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Fallout of chemical fire unknown, Netherlands
A huge fire at a chemical plant in the south of the Netherlands was finally put out on Thursday evening after more than 30 hours of fire fighting... 6705. January 7, 2011 | AOI
Dioxin: 4 Questions Answered About the Toxic Compound Wreaking Havoc in Germany, Germany
After toxic dioxin was found to have contaminated German poultry and pigs, a crisis has ensued for that country's farmers. Nearly 5,000 farms have been shut down, and countries around the globe are refusing to accept German food products... 6706. January 7, 2011 | Bangor Daily News
Pesticide use, lobster deaths probed in Down East waters, USA
These four things have become an issue in Passamaquoddy Bay, and no one seems to be happy about it... 6707. January 7, 2011 | UNEP
UN urges clean-up following acute lead poisoning in Nigeria, UNEP
Geneva/New York/Nairobi, 7 January 2011 - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have released a report calling on Nigerian authorities to prevent further lead poisoning in northern Nigeria... 6708. January 6, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Japan backs firms' green city projects abroad, Japan
Japan is financially backing its companies that are seeking to build "green cities" -- communities with low pollution and renewable energies -- in India and elsewhere, a report said Thursday... 6709. January 6, 2011 | The Huffington Post
Did You Just Eat a Plastic Bag? How Plastic Pollution Has Entered Our Food Chain, USA
Many of us limit our intake of tuna and swordfish due to high mercury levels in those fish, but research is just beginning to show that we are consuming many other chemicals through our seafood and our disposable plastic waste may be a potent source of this contamination.... 6710. January 6, 2011 | Bideford People
North Devon Farm Couple Fined for Pollution and Illegal Waste Dumping, UK
The owners of a North Devon dairy farm have been fined £1,500 at Barnstaple Magistrates Court in a case brought by the Environment Agency. The farming couple, John and Florence Ley, were charged with polluting a stream near an important salmon spawning river and illegally dumping waste in a quarry at their farm... 6711. January 6, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
French Chemical Blast Kills One, France
PARIS—Operations at the French oil terminal Fos Lavera have resumed after port authorities suspended activities following a blast at the Gazechim plant on Thursday killed one worker and injured another, according to local police... 6712. January 6, 2011 | Greenpeace International
Australian toxic waste export stopped just in time, Australia
Greenpeace and a broad swath of civil society groups in Australia and Europe have successfully prevented solvents and explosives maker Orica from sailing tonnes of extremely harmful chemical waste from Australia to Denmark for incineration... 6713. January 6, 2011 | UNEP
Silent momentum on climate change, says UNEP chief, UNEP
The last two years have been a roller coaster ride in respect to securing a new global treaty to combat climate change. Some even despair that the window for action is closing fast... 6714. January 6, 2011 | CNN
Firefighters gain control of Netherlands chemical factory blaze, Netherlands
About 150 firefighters worked overnight before gaining control Thursday morning of a fire that had erupted Wednesday in a chemical factory in the Netherlands, spreading plumes of thick, black smoke and widespread concern about the health of nearby residents... 6715. January 5, 2011 | dpa
Dutch chemical facility goes up in flames; no toxic leaks found, Germany
Some 150 firefighters rushed to a chemical packaging plant near the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Wednesday, after a blaze tore through the facility, setting off heavy explosions and releasing large smoke clouds... 6716. January 5, 2011 | Dundalk Democrat
Asbestos dumped near Ardee estate - Toxic material thrown on land next to a major housing area, Ireland
TONS of asbestos has been illegally dumped in a private yard near a housing estate at Ardee... 6717. January 5, 2011 | UNEP
Major environmental recovery programme marks New Year in Haiti, Haiti
Port-au-Prince/Nairobi, 5 January 2011 - An ambitious environmental recovery and sustainable development initiative for southwest Haiti was launched yesterday in Port-Salut by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6718. January 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
US Panel: Massive Oil Spill Could Happen again, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. presidential panel investigating the BP oil well blowout says that a series of risky decisions that saved time and money caused the disaster — and the incident could happen again without significant reforms... 6719. January 5, 2011 | The Vancouver Sun
Dead fish, dead birds and doomsday: Why are blackbirds dying and fish washing ashore?, USA
Last week, Arkansas was hit by two seemingly mysterious phenomena. First, thousands of dead fish washed up on the banks of the Arkansas River, not far from Ozark. According to the Chicago Tribune, an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 fish may have perished... 6720. January 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Early tests indicate Arkansas blackbirds died of trauma, USA
Preliminary lab results show the blackbirds that fell from the sky in central Arkansas died from blunt force trauma... 6721. January 5, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
3rd mass bird death, this time in Sweden, Sweden
STOCKHOLM: In a week that saw unexplained massive bird deaths in the southern United States, up to 100 birds were found lying in a snow-covered street in Sweden Wednesday, officials said... 6722. January 5, 2011 | Deutsche Welle
Dioxins: toxic, dangerous and everywhere, Germany
With dioxins in the headlines, many are wondering just what the substances are. Find out the dangers and differences between them, with help from a German expert... 6723. January 4, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Top stories of 2010: The oil spill and beyond, USA
In 2010, journalists devoted an extraordinary amount of resources to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. At EHN, we posted 9,086 of those articles from media around the world, and that doesn’t even include everything published... 6724. January 4, 2011 | The Times of India
From clean water to detecting ailments, nanotech holds key, India
CHENNAI: Nanotechnology could hold the key to affordable clean water, sustainable energy solutions, sequestration of greenhouse gases and a host of other things,... 6725. January 4, 2011 | The Jakarta Post
We're destroying natural ecosystem at faster rate, Indonesia
ENVIRONMENTAL problems are not new. Ever since there have been high concentrations of people, areas near crowded human settlements have begun to deteriorate...
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