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Victory for 'Avatar' tribe as India rejects miner's plans
Jan 11, 2014 (AFP)
An Indian tribe dubbed the "real-life Avatar" after the Hollywood blockbuster have won their decade-long fight to stop British resources giant Vedanta from mini...
Philippines bans lead after years-long campaign
Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines has banned the use of lead in a wide range of consumer products including toys and cosmetics, the government said Friday, after years of vocal c...
Italy arrests head of Europe's biggest landfill
Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)
Italian police on Thursday placed under house arrest the owner of Europe's biggest landfill outside Rome and six others including a former regional governor as ...
Development ravages Malaysia's 'Little England'
Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)
On a Malaysian ridge-top, R. Ramakrishnan scans a rugged landscape famed in British colonial times as a fresh-aired slice of England in the tropics, but he sees...
Mine spill causes 'extensive pollution' in Kruger Park river
Jan 07, 2014 (AFP)
South African authorities revealed Tuesday that a phosphate mine spillage has caused "extensive pollution" to a river in the country's famed Kruger National Par...
Cardinal, bishops plea for aid in Italy 'Triangle of Death'
Jan 04, 2014 (AFP)
A cardinal and bishops in Italy's so-called "Triangle of Death" have called for urgent action to tackle toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates near Na...
Scientists uncover hidden river of rubbish threatening to devastate wildlife
Jan 03, 2014 (SPX)
Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of Lo...
Morocco begins emptying beached oil tanker
Jan 01, 2014 (AFP)
Morocco has launched an operation to empty an oil tanker that ran aground during a storm near the southern port of Tan Tan with 5,000 tonnes of fuel on board, a...
Pollution alarm as Greeks switch to firewood for heat
Dec 23, 2013 (AFP)
Greek authorities on Monday offered free electricity to low-income families on certain days, after smog rose sharply as hard-hit residents increasingly shun fue...
Virginia Tech research overturns assumption about mercury in the Arctic
Dec 23, 2013 (SPX)
For years, scientists have assumed that if mercury is high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same is true of fish elsewhere ...
One dead, seven injured by contaminated China parcels
Dec 21, 2013 (AFP)
A man was killed and seven others were injured in China after receiving parcels from a delivery company that had become contaminated with toxic chemicals, it wa...
Pollution shrouds Tibetan capital, grounding flights
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
China's pollution reached new heights on Friday, as the Tibetan capital of Lhasa was shrouded in a cloud of dust that halted flights and rendered one of its mos...
Croatia says no Syrian chemicals will enter its ports
Dec 15, 2013 (AFP)
Croatia's ports will not be used for unloading chemical agents from Syria before their destruction on a US ship, as Italy has accepted to take part in the proce...
Chinese newspaper blasts state TV for tribute to smog
Dec 10, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese newspaper lashed out Tuesday at the state broadcaster for crediting the country's choking air pollution with making the nation more equal, branding it...
US top court examines rules on cross-border air pollution
Dec 10, 2013 (AFP)
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on environmental rules aiming to reduce smog that drifts from one state to another. An appeals court in Washingt...
Air pollution in Europe kills even at guideline levels
Dec 09, 2013 (AFP)
Europeans with long-term exposure to particulate pollution from road traffic or industry run a higher risk of premature death, even if air quality meets EU stan...
Hong Kong announces new air pollution index
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
Hong Kong on Friday announced a new air quality health index, the first in Asia to use the system, in its ongoing battle to combat air pollution. The Air Qualit...
UCSB researcher shows microplastic transfers chemicals, impacting health
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
With global production of plastic exceeding 280 metric tons every year, a fair amount of the stuff is bound to make its way to the natural environment. However,...
Everyday chemical exposure linked to preterm births
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Pregnant women who are exposed to chemicals known as phthalates found in plastics, lotions and food packaging may face higher odds of giving birth prematurely, ...
Madrid street-sweepers call off strike: union
Nov 17, 2013 (AFP)
Street-sweepers in Madrid on Sunday called off a strike over jobs and pay that has caused rubbish to pile up in the streets of the Spanish capital, a union said...
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