Pollution News
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Moscow -
On the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, fear spread when green clouds were seen in the skies over Moscow. Experts say don't worry, it's only birch pollen.
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New Orleans -
Scientists have performed months of laboratory work and can now confirm that oil from BP's blown-out well is causing the slow death of the deep-sea coral community in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Toronto -
Activists staged a panel discussion in Toronto on Tuesday concerning the Tar Sands, ethical oil, and First Nations land rights
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Toronto -
The Lower Don River was once one of the most polluted rivers in North America. The situation is improving, however. A beaver, seemingly happily doing beaver business, was discovered in the southern part of the river.
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Levels of coal produced sulfur dioxide, a major air pollutant, are falling across eastern USA according to a special NASA satellite tasked with measuring the quality of the Earth's atmosphere.
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London -
A range of free cooking classes and demonstrations have set the tone across London in attempts to educate about the significance of reducing food waste. The events, which run until Nov. 27, are part of a Europe wide program.
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Smithsonian Institution scientists previously researched the ways humans disrupt the nitrogen cycle in tropical forests; new studies at two remote Panama and Thailand sites have provided evidence of long-term nitrogen pollution effects in tropical trees.
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Up to 5,000 fish are said to have been killed by a pollution incident in North London. Now imagine 5,000,000 fish killed off the coast of Shetland.
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A recent study states high levels of air pollution, due to heavy traffic, can lead to an increased risk of heart attack for the following six hours.
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New York -
Although the immediate death toll from the Twin Towers atrocities was just shy of 2,800, the final toll may be considerably higher due to slow, lingering illnesses caused by the dust clouds that swept over Manhattan.
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Pollution Headlines
 Breathing air pollutants raises the risk of having a heart attack, a new review suggests.
 Soot and methane pollution in the developing world are being targeted by a new coalition of six countries, including Canada.
More than half of the UK population cannot see the stars clearly because of light pollution, campaigners say.
European Union officials are expected to vote on draft legislation that would label Canadian fuel as more polluting than oil from other parts of the world.
Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to offer a pollution alert system which could be incorporated into weather forecasts.
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