Новости по теме pollution

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 March 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 March 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 February 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 February 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 December 2013

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 November 2013

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 November 2013

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 November 2013

ENRC calls Kazakhstan inspector Darkwing Duck and promisses to sue him ENRC corporation is threatening to sue an environmental inspector from Pavlodar Oblast.

03 November 2013

Ecologically clean regions of Almaty are 'myths' Ecologically clean regions of Almaty city are nothing but 'myths' long gone.

22 October 2013

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 September 2013

Chevron claims new proof of fraud in Ecuador pollution ruling US oil giant Chevron, hit in Ecuador with a record $19 billion fine for pollution, asked Monday for the court to consider what it claimed was "new evidence" the judge in the case was corrupt.

11 September 2013

RosKosmos asks for 15 days to finish detoxification at Baikonur Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister Nurlan Kapparov made a trip to Kyzylorda obast on August 15.

19 August 2013

India, Iran looking to resolve oil tanker dispute New Delhi and Tehran were Saturday working to resolve a dispute over the detention of an Indian oil tanker by Iranian naval guards for allegedly polluting sea waters in the Persian Gulf.

18 August 2013

Fukushima operator pumps out toxic groundwater The operator of the crippled Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started pumping out radioactive groundwater to reduce leakage into the Pacific ocean.

10 August 2013

Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: state media The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2012.

03 August 2013

16 Kazakhstan companies receive greenhouse gas emissions permits Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has greenhouse gas emission certificates to 16 companies in Kazakhstan.

16 July 2013

Results of Russian and Kazakhstan tests for heptyl contamination at Baikonur differ Experts of both countries are evaluating the consequences of the crash of Russian Proton-M rocket in Kazakhstan.

11 July 2013

Water and soil are clean around Baikonur: expert Sanitary-epidemiological situation in Kyzylorda oblast in southern Kazakhstan is stable.

11 July 2013

Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum.

10 July 2013

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