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Mexico acid leak leaves orange river, toxic water Ramona Yesenia stood waiting for water to replace the municipal supply contaminated by a chemical spill
16 августа 2014
©RIA Novosti Toxic mine leak turns Mexico river orange Authorities imposed restrictions on the water supply in Mexico, after toxic substances from a nearby mine reportedly turned a river orange.
11 августа 2014
Fog or pollution? Photo ©yk-news.kz/Viktor Abakumov Air pollution at critical level in Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan’s National Hydrometeorological service reported a high level of hazardous air pollutants that appeared to look like a fog.
08 августа 2014
Australia abolishes divisive carbon tax Australia axed a divisive carbon tax after years of vexed political debate, handing the government a key victory after it went to the polls last year vowing the levy would go.
17 июля 2014
NASA to launch satellite to track carbon pollution The US space agency is to launch on Tuesday a satellite that tracks atmospheric carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
01 июля 2014
Photo courtesy of drclouthier.com 60% of China underground water polluted Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems.
23 апреля 2014
©Reuters/China Daily More dead pigs found in China river At least 170 dead pigs have been found in a Chinese river, state media reported Thursday -- the latest in a string of similar incidents that have raised fears over food safety.
17 апреля 2014
©Reuters/China Daily 'Smog insurance' offers to help Chinese breathe easier Chinese companies have offered up a fresh idea to help pollution-weary travellers while cashing in on public concerns over dirty air at the same time -- smog insurance.
19 марта 2014
Polluted Paris forces thousands of cars off the road Thousands of cars will be banned from Parisian roads on Monday as the city tries to curb dangerous pollution levels by introducing alternate driving days for the first time in nearly two decades.
17 марта 2014
Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather.
14 марта 2014
China's premier 'declares war' on pollution Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety.
05 марта 2014
Air purifier rush as smog shrouds northern China Dangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing.
25 февраля 2014
Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe.
22 февраля 2014
Air pollution in Europe kills even at guideline levels 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 standards, a study said on Monday.
09 декабря 2013
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa raises an oil-coated hand to show media, near petroleum debris, said to be caused by Chevron-Texaco. ©Reuters/Guillermo Granja Chevron alleges Ecuador fraud in oil pollution case Chevron claimed Tuesday that corrupt Ecuadoran plaintiffs mounted an elaborate fraud to win a multi-billion-dollar case against it for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, in arguments before a US court.
27 ноября 2013
©Reuters/Carlos Barria UN nuclear inspectors in Japan as China demands openness Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Tokyo Wednesday to monitor marine pollution near Fukushima as China demanded Japan provide "accurate" information on how it is handling the crisis.
06 ноября 2013
Two members of the environmentalist organisation "Greenpeace" stand next to skeletons as they, along with about 30 other environmentalists, protest against pollution. ©Reuters/STR New 200 million people at risk from toxic pollution: environmentalists Hundreds of millions of people worldwide risk exposure to toxic pollution, environmental groups warned Monday, publishing a list of the world's worst areas, including an African processing site for European electronics.
05 ноября 2013
Photo courtesy of jazzyhat.com ENRC calls Kazakhstan inspector Darkwing Duck and promisses to sue him ENRC corporation is threatening to sue an environmental inspector from Pavlodar Oblast.
03 ноября 2013
©Yaroslav Radlovsky Ecologically clean regions of Almaty are 'myths' Ecologically clean regions of Almaty city are nothing but 'myths' long gone.
22 октября 2013
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa walks close to a contaminated oil pool, said to be caused by Chevron-Texaco. ©Reuters/Guillermo Granja Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case An arbitration panel in the Hague has given US oil firm Chevron an important procedural victory in its battle against a $19 billion fine by Ecuador for polluting the Amazon basin region.
19 сентября 2013

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