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Study: Six toxic flame retardants found in humans
Nov 12, 2014 (UPI)
The vast majority of mass-produced furniture in America is coated in a variety of flame retardants. A new study recently attempted to ascertain what happens to ...
Sickness stalks India village with toxic water
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
Through his bloodshot, ruined eyes, ten-year-old Roshan Singh struggles to read his favourite comic book before readying for school in this remote and desolate ...
China's Xi says he checks pollution first thing every day
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been checking Beijing's pollution first thing every morning, he told world leaders Monday, after authorities pulled out all the...
India sending 'chilling message' on environment: Greenpeace
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Moves by India's new right-wing government to block Greenpeace funds and weaken environmental protection laws send a "chilling message", the head of the lobby g...
Dead fish in Rio Olympic bay baffle scientists
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of dead fish have begun mysteriously washing up in the polluted Rio bay that will host sailing events at the 2016 Olympics -- and experts are at a los...
Beijing stamps out funeral fashion fires for APEC: report
Nov 04, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing authorities have banned people from burning the clothes of dead relatives -- a traditional funerary rite to ensure they can dress in the afterlife -- as...
Delhi chokes on toxic smog after festival of lights
Oct 26, 2014 (AFP)
Thick smoke hung over New Delhi this week as millions of Indians lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, but calls for a boycott highlighted growing conce...
Major breakthrough could help detoxify pollutants
Oct 22, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists at The University of Manchester hope a major breakthrough could lead to more effective methods for detoxifying dangerous pollutants like PCBs and dio...
US hid troop exposure to chemical agents in Iraq: report
Oct 15, 2014 (AFP)
The US government has tried to hide the extent to which its troops were exposed to chemical weapons in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the New York ...
Days of heavy air pollution blight northern China
Oct 10, 2014 (AFP)
Days of heavy smog shrouding swathes of northern China pushed pollution to more than 20 times recommended limits on Friday, despite government promises to tackl...
New study explains wintertime ozone pollution in Utah oil and gas fields
Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)
Chemicals released into the air by oil and gas exploration, extraction and related activities can spark reactions that lead to high levels of ozone in wintertim...
Air pollution increases river-flows
Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)
A study published in Nature Geoscience shows that air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern ...
Nanoparticles Accumulate Quickly in Wetland Sediment
Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)
A Duke University team has found that nanoparticles called single-walled carbon nanotubes accumulate quickly in the bottom sediments of an experimental wetland ...
US finds no pollution from Mexico mine spill
Oct 03, 2014 (AFP)
US environmental authorities have found no evidence of cross-border contamination from a toxic mine spill in northwestern Mexico, an official said Friday. Check...
And now the Acropolis is crumbling...
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
Just when Greece thought it had come through the worst of the crisis it was hit by a new blow Wednesday -- the Acropolis is crumbling. Engineers have discovered...
California becomes first US state to ban plastic bags
Sep 30, 2014 (AFP)
California became the first US state Tuesday to ban single-use plastic bags, as Governor Jerry Brown signed the measure into law. Under the legislation, single-...
Researchers develop unique waste cleanup for rural areas
Sep 25, 2014 (SPX)
Washington State University researchers have developed a unique method to use microbes buried in pond sediment to power waste cleanup in rural areas. The first ...
EU wants Greece fined over toxic waste
Sep 25, 2014 (AFP)
The European Union called Thursday for cash-strapped Greece to be fined nearly 15 million euros ($19 million) for failing to dispose of hazardous waste properly...
Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River sediments
Sep 24, 2014 (SPX)
Previously undocumented in North American rivers, concentrations of microplastic particles in the St. Lawrence are as high as has been observed in the world's m...
Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River
Sep 24, 2014 (SPX)
A team of researchers from McGill University and the Quebec government have discovered microplastics (in the form of polyethylene 'microbeads,' less than 2 mm i...
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