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Beijing vs. U.S. Embassy on PM 2.5 : Comparing Pollution Data
Beijing’s municipal government began releasing new air-pollution data over the weekend that will likely raise questions among government critics who worry that authorities aren’t going far enough to better track air quality.
On Saturday,...
Pollution from Fracking ‘is Unlikely’
It is “extremely unlikely” that ground water supplies would be polluted by methane as a result of controversial “fracking” for shale gas, UK geologists said today.
And although the process, which uses high-pressure liquid pumped...
Mercury Pollution Linked to Great Dying
Volcanic eruptions spread deposits that wiped out 90 per cent of plant species 250 million years ago, researchers say.
Canadian scientists probing ancient chemical deposits on the shores of a High Arc-tic lake have shed new light on the greatest...
Soil Decontamination to Cost NIS 9b
“The cost of decontaminating soil over one or two decades is NIS 9 billion. Our goal is not to undermine the Israeli production market and economy, and it never will be. We think that a sustainable industry operates with social and environmental...
EPA Approves Montana Water Pollution Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Montana’s plan to phase in strict limits on water pollution from municipal wastewater treatment plants, industry and other sources, officials said Monday.
Montana Department of Environmental...
City Pollution ‘at danger levels’ in Scotland
WWF Scotland has analysed Scottish Air Quality data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in parts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth.
The group said they were in breach of EU targets designed to protect health.
The Scottish government...
People’s Protest Saves Polluted Bhavani River
The stretch of the Bhavani river between Sirumugai, near Mettupalayam, and Bhavanisagar dam in Erode district is picturesque with banana plantations on both sides. The lush greenery bordering the river and the abundance of marine life is a testimony...
Pollution Alert at Melbourne Beaches
The Environment Protection Authority has warned beachgoers not to swim at some of Melbourne’s most popular bayside beaches today after the ferocious Christmas day storms sent pollutants coursing into the water.
The EPA has also defended...
Have A Green Diwali
Air and noise pollution aside, a fiery Diwali celebration is bad news for flora and fauna.
As you keep the lights ready this Diwali, perhaps it’s time to pause and reconsider your plans. For years, we’ve known that Diwali, as celebrated...
Industrial Pollution
Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry, in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States, for example, the Environmental...