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Beijing issues first-ever smog 'red alert' shut down city
2015-12-07 14:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city's vehicles off the roads. The red alert - the most serious warning on a four-tier system adopted a little over two years ago - means authorities have forecast more than three consecutive days of severe smog. An online notice from the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said it issued the alert to "protect public...
Brooklyn Residents Hope to Shut Down Waste Transfer Station, Claim Odors and Fumes Are Sickening
2015-12-02 23:01:00| Waste Age
New York Daily News Bushwick residents who live around a busy waste transfer station on Thames St. are on a mission to get the facility shut down claiming the noxious odors and fumes are enough to make people sick. read more
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China orders factories shut as smog nightmare continues
2015-12-01 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: China has ordered thousands of factories to shut as it grapples with swathes of choking smog that were nearly 24 times safe levels on Tuesday, casting a shadow over the country's participation in Paris climate talks. A thick grey haze shrouded Beijing, with the concentration of PM 2.5, harmful microscopic particles that penetrate deep into the lungs, climbing as high as 598 micrograms per cubic metre. The reading, given by the US embassy, dwarfs the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation,...
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Portions of State Rt. 18 shut for crossing work
2015-11-30 12:21:13| Railroads - Topix.net
Closed will be the route at the Main Street crossing of CSX Transportation between Northeast Avenue and Keyser Street today through Friday. Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil.
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UK to Shut Down All Coal Power Plants by 2025, But Will Remain Fossil Fuel Dependent
2015-11-19 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The world`s wealthiest nations appear to be slowly acknowledging the destruction that decades of coal burning has wrought on the environment, though campaigners are warning that pledges to curb subsidies and close power plants still fall substantially short of the "radical shift" necessary to keep global warming beneath the stated goal of 2°C. UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on Wednesday announced that her country would close all coal-fired power plants by 2025, making it first major global economy...
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