Pollution News
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A US judge said energy giant BP faces a maximum fine of $13.7 billion for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a sum reduced by several billion dollars.
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Bejing -
Pollution levels soared in Beijing on Thursday to readings more than 20 times WHO recommended limits, as an annual bout of intense smog returned to haunt the Chinese capital despite government vows to address the plague.Levels of PM2.
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A new survey has revealed the full extent of the plastic problem in the world’s oceans. The research estimates more than 5 trillion pieces weighing nearly 250,000 tons are floating through the seas.
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health reported Thursday that mothers who were exposed to significant levels of fine particulate pollution in their third trimester of pregnancy doubled the risk of having a child with autism.
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The Swedish city of Södertälje is to begin testing of a new wirelessly charged electric-hybrid city bus system on its roads in 2016 as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption and pollution in the country.
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Republicans had been leaders on conservation and the environment for more than 100 years, since Teddy Roosevelt was president.
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The extent of human pollution has reached Antarctica, with different types of pharmaceuticals found in fish, clams and sea urchins in waters close to Antarctica.
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Bhopal -
Protesters in the Indian city of Bhopal burned effigies representing Dow Chemical and displayed placards demanding justice as they marked the 30th anniversary Tuesday of the world's deadliest industrial disaster.
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Bhopal -
Nearly deaf and riddled with cancer and ulcers, 90-year-old Rampyari Bai insists she will never give up fighting for justice for victims of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Richmond -
Voters in the Northern California city of Richmond rejected four refinery-backed candidates in Tuesday's city council election despite $3 million in Chevron-funded campaign advertising.
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Sir Mark Walport, the UK's leading chief scientist, warned the world's oceans face a growing and serious threat from man-made carbon emissions.
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Beijing -
Thousands of runners battled thick smog at the Beijing Marathon on Sunday, with some athletes donning masks as air pollution soared to 16 times the maximum recommended level.
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Beijing -
Thousands of runners battled thick smog at the Beijing Marathon on Sunday, with some athletes donning masks as air pollution soared to 16 times the maximum recommended level.
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Beijing -
Days of heavy smog shrouding swathes of northern China pushed pollution to more than 20 times safe levels on Friday, despite government promises to tackle environmental blight.
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No sooner had US President Barack Obama described the progress his administration has made in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, than a new report released by the Dept. of Energy shows carbon emissions have once again been rising steadily.
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A new method has been devised to use microbes found in pond sediment for cleaning-up waste in rural areas. This is in the form of a “microbe-powered” wastewater treatment system that could help to clean-up large farming operations.
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Civil protection authorities have confirmed new toxic spills in northwestern Mexico, where a massive acid spill from a copper mine contaminated waterways.
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The life-cycle of soil microbes in warmer temperatures appears to affect soil carbon storage. The slower the rate of growth, the more carbon that is released into the atmosphere. A new study suggests that a change is taking place.
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Asthma can be a difficult condition, especially in the young, and a number of factors can trigger the condition. To help children with asthma, Digital Journal spoke with a leading medic.
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New York -
BP potentially faces billions of dollars in new fines after a New Orleans judge concluded it acted with "gross negligence" ahead of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Toledo -
Citizens of Ohio’s fourth-largest city can drink from the tap again. However,the root causes of the Lake Erie algal blooms that shut off the flow for two days remain unresolved.
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President of Imperial Metals Brian Kynoch apologized for his company contaminating water around the Mt. Polley Mine. He also says that the water tailing off is "good" and "very close to drinking water quality." So good that he would drink it.
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Los Angeles -
A network of California businesses are working together to protect the state’s coast, ocean, bays, rivers and streams. The initiative has been dubbed the 'Blue Business Council'.
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Many Canadians, and even possibly some Americans, may be ingesting tar-sands from water and the meat of animals who had already been poisoned by it.
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Washington -
The U.S. economy could face major, systemic disruption due to climate change unless legislators and businesses alike take urgent action to reduce climate risk, says a new report released this week.
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Millions of people will be hitting the beaches this summer, expecting to enjoy the surf, the sand and just plain relaxation. But sadly, your trip to the beach could turn into a nightmare because 10 percent of U.S. beaches failed to meet safety standards.
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Indian authorities have ordered a Coca-Cola plant to close down because they were allegedly soaking up too much local water and releasing pollutants over the limits of government guidelines.
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Calgary -
This is an interview with Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s lawyer Larry Innes about Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Project approval, the Jackpine mine consent, First Nations’ land and water rights, regulatory protection, a vision for Canada and more.
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Tallahassee -
A new research report argues that the activities of termites and fungi are more important than climate change in relation to the breakdown and decomposition of matter.
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Oslo -
A set of novel methods for the detection of fecal pollution in Norwegian watercourses has been designed. The methods can give answers as to whether the contamination is a result of human or animal excreta.
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Pollution Image
A Chinese woman with a face mask. Nicolò Lazzati
The level of pollution in Rio de Janiero is evident here in this photograph taken April 18, 2012. Tetraktys
This image is part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reports on Biodiversity and human well-being. It illustrates the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem services, human well-being, and poverty. Moreover it shows areas where conservation strategies, planning, and intervention can alter the drivers of change from local, regional, to global scales. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
There are those who say man’s effects on global warming are at best, negligible. However, whose home does pollution harm? Ours!
Athabasca River near Fort McMurray, Alberta. David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
A photo by Edward Burtynsky of the BP oil spill Courtesy the office of Edward Burtynsky
Pea-soup smog on Beijing street. screen grab
A Health Safety and Environment (HSE) worker collects pieces of an oiled snare boom so it can be disposed of safely Deepwater Horizon Response
Pollution of our lakes, rivers, reservoirs and aquifers is a major problem worldwide. screen grab
A Factory in China on the Yangtze River. High Contrast
The top 3,000 companies by market capitalisation, which represent a large proportion of global equity markets, were responsible for $ 2.15 trillion worth of environmental damage in 2008. Senor Codo
One view of the bay with Sugar Loaf Mt. in the background. Notice the brown discoloration of the water closer to shore. Rodrigo_Soldon
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals can enter the environment through industrial and urban discharges, agricultural run-off and the burning and release of waste. Photo: UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz ranked 2nd most contaminated in California according to report by environmental group Heal the Bay. KSBW Action News 8
Smog in Beijing's central business district, 28 February 2013. Author 螺钉
Edward Burtynsky's photo of the BP oil spill Edward Burtynsky
Exhaust from the tailpipe of a car. Jensbn
Air pollution over Southeast Asia in October 1997 NASA Images
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