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ORNL research reveals new challenges for mercury cleanup
Aug 08, 2013 (SPX)
More forms of mercury can be converted to deadly methylmercury than previously thought, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Geoscience. The discover...
Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: state media
Aug 03, 2013 (AFP)
The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2012, state media reported Saturday, wit...
Poisoned dumpling trial held in China
Jul 30, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese man went on trial Tuesday for poisoning frozen dumplings which sickened 13 people in China and Japan, state media reported, in a case that raised tens...
Thai firm understating oil slick fallout: Greenpeace
Jul 30, 2013 (AFP)
Environmentalists accused a Thai energy firm Tuesday of understating the extent of a major pipeline leak as the navy warned the oil slick might reach the mainla...
Oil spill hits Thai tourist island
Jul 29, 2013 (AFP)
Thai navy personnel battled Monday to clean up a major oil slick which coated a beach on a popular tourist island in a national park after a pipeline leak. Roug...
Trees clean air, save 850 lives a year
Jul 28, 2013 (UPI)
Trees breathe by taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. As they help keep our air well supplied with oxygen, they also filter it, removing pollution as ...
China to tackle air pollution with new plan
Jul 25, 2013 (UPI)
The Chinese government has announced a $277 billion initiative to tackle air pollution. The Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan aims to reduce...
Black-ore gold rush scars Philippine coasts
Jul 24, 2013 (AFP)
Catholic priest Sammy Rosimo followed truck tread marks to a coastal mine in the northern Philippines, where a stockpile of fine black sand presided over scenes...
Study: Brains of arctic polar bears show signs of environmental toxins
Jul 23, 2013 (UPI)
Danish scientists say studies have shown environmental toxins are entering the brain tissue of polar bears, suggesting they can cross the blood-brain barrier. T...
India pays a high economic price for pollution: study
Jul 18, 2013 (UPI)
The annual cost of environmental degradation in India is about $80 billion, or 5.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product, says a new report by the Wor...
Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Jul 18, 2013 (SPX)
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found. In addition, while it has been suggeste...
Pollution costs India $80 bn a year: World Bank
Jul 17, 2013 (AFP)
Pollution and other environmental degradation costs India $80 billion a year, nearly six percent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report rele...
S.Korea court orders US firms to pay up over Agent Orange
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea's highest court on Friday upheld a ruling ordering two US Agent Orange makers to compensate 39 Vietnam War veterans in one of the country's most pro...
Harvard researchers warn of legacy mercury in the environment
Jul 11, 2013 (SPX)
Environmental researchers at Harvard University have published evidence that significant reductions in mercury emissions will be necessary just to stabilize cur...
Less haze in Singapore as the cause becomes clearer and more complex
Jul 11, 2013 (SPX)
Small and large-scale farmers in Riau province, Sumatra, have been blamed for the recent choking smoke smothering Singapore and parts of Malaysia. But scientist...
Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet
Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)
With its pounding construction sites and constant roar of traffic, Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise with experts and residents calling on authorities to keep a...
Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum, said a European study published ...
Mining waste pollutes China river
Jul 08, 2013 (UPI)
Discharge from small mining companies has been blamed for heavy metal contamination of a river in South China. The Hejiang River in Hezhou in the Guangxi Zhuang...
Dutch scientists create 'smog-eating' street pavement
Jul 08, 2013 (UPI)
Dutch scientists say they've come up with a pavement for roads that, thanks to its chemical makeup, can "eat" smog and improve air quality. Researchers at Eindh...
China hit by largest-ever algae bloom
Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)
The seas off China have been hit by their largest ever growth of algae, ocean officials said, with vast waves of green growth washing onto the shores of the Yel...
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