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Dead pigs in Shanghai river jump to almost 6,000 The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the government said, as officials from a nearby area blamed for the porcine deluge sought to deny it was the source.
13 марта 2013
Local river polluted with production wastes. Photo courtesy of otyrar.kz FoodMaster accused of polluting river with silfuric acid Residents of Kok-Saiyek village have accused the local branch of FoodMaster company of polluting the local river with caustic soda and sulfuric acid.
05 марта 2013
©REUTERS/Jason Lee Smog causes surge in heart deaths: study Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates -- the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities -- causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks.
20 февраля 2013
Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai Shanghai was forced to deny that China's future tallest building, now under construction, was on fire Thursday after what looked like smog surrounded the towering structure.
01 февраля 2013
'Off the scale' smog envelops Beijing again Pollution levels in Beijing rose above index limits on Tuesday, the US embassy said, as a dense cloud of haze shrouded large swathes of northern China.
30 января 2013
China pollution anger spills into state media Anger mounted in China Monday over pollution which reached hazardous levels in recent days, with state media questioning the nation's breakneck development and government transparency over air quality.
15 января 2013
Pollution turns Hong Kong harbour from 'fragrant' to foul Hong Kong's name may mean "fragrant harbour", but cargo ships burning dirty fuel in what is one of the world's busiest ports add to a foul layer of pollution that kills more than 3,000 people a year.
12 января 2013
Grounded Alaska oil rig refloated, no pollution seen An oil rig which ran aground in Alaska has been refloated and is being towed to a nearby harbor, with no signs of pollution seen.
09 января 2013
China boom savaging coral reefs: study China's economic boom has seen its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a joint Australian study found Thursday, with researchers describing "grim" levels of damage and loss.
27 декабря 2012
World's second most polluted city turns to buses On the streets of Ulan Bator a people renowned for their horse riding skills have to contend every day with ever more Hummers, Land Cruisers and Range Rovers.
11 декабря 2012
A  aerial view of the water treatment pools of Finland. ©REUTERS Uranium-polluted water escapes from Finnish mine Radioactive emissions 50 times higher than normal have been detected in waters close to a nickel and zinc mine in central Finland.
10 ноября 2012
PHOTO COURTESY OF quanthomme.free.fr First solely-biofuel jet flight raises clean travel hopes The world's first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel has raised hopes for cleaner air travel and upped the prospects of a boon for farmers whose oilseed crops could supplant kerosene.
08 ноября 2012
Smog in Almaty. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Inventor suggests to ventilate Almaty using jet engines Inventor Nikolay Ryzhov has suggested to ventilate Almaty with the use of gas-dynamic units.
06 ноября 2012
Wastes dump. ©RIA Novosti Kyrgyzstan’s uranium-polluted rivers threaten Central Asia Regional risks of degradation and destruction of uranium tailing dumps are high and many of the dumps in Kyrgyzstan are located very close to water resources.
30 октября 2012
Photo courtesy of caradvice.com Smoking in cars beats UN pollution threshold Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants to many times the limit recommended by the world's health agency.
17 октября 2012
Illustration by megapolis.kz Architect invents airship to battle smog in Almaty Architect Leila Rakhimzhanova has suggested a simple and inexpensive method of cleaning Almaty from smog.
05 октября 2012
Coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. ©REUTERS Australian coal basin may be top 10 polluter: Greenpeace A coal basin near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will rank among the world's worst producers of carbon pollution if fully mined, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it warned of devastating consequences.
19 сентября 2012
Japan firm says China waste claims 'groundless' A Japanese paper firm whose factory was at the centre of deadly weekend protests in China said Monday it was concerned about the demonstration, but rejected pollution claims as "groundless".
30 июля 2012
Pollution protestors clash with police in China Thousands of people demonstrating against alleged pollution from a paper factory in east China clashed with police Saturday, the latest in a series of environmental protests.
28 июля 2012
A man demonstrates how to search for gold. ©REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro Guyana suspends gold, diamond mining permits The South American country of Guyana said Friday it had suspended the granting of new permits to mine for gold and diamonds in rivers because of concerns over widespread pollution.
07 июля 2012

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