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Water pollution crackdown hits China textile firms
2015-06-08 16:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Upstream textile and finishing suppliers to China's mighty clothing industry may face a struggle to survive following the release of the government's 'Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan.'
China turns focus to smoky ships, boats in fight against pollution
2015-06-08 11:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China is considering regulating emissions from boats and ships, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries to clamp down on pollution. Facing mounting public pressure, leaders in Beijing have declared a war on pollution, vowing to abandon a decades-old growth-at-all-costs economic model that has spoiled much of China's water, skies and soil. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said it was seeking public feedback on whether to pass the regulation, which could include new standards...
Air Pollution, Drought Triples Cancer Risk Estimate for Cali Residents
2015-06-07 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sputnik: The South Coast Air Quality Management District said residents in southern California are now at the highest risk of developing cancer in the state. Following the state officials' report, these regulators approved new rules affecting their region which accounts for about 11,000 square miles inhabited by almost 12 million people including those in Los Angelas. Factories, oil refineries, and other stationary sources of air pollution in southern California may soon have to adhere to tighter restrictions....
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Low-Level Air Pollution Linked to Death
2015-06-05 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over age 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5. The harmful effects from the particles were observed even in areas where concentrations were less than a third of the current standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Most of the country is either meeting the EPA standards now, or is expected to meet them in a few...
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EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution Fracking
2015-06-04 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Environmental Protection Agency says it has found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing - better known as fracking - has led to widespread pollution of drinking water. The oil industry and its backers welcome the long-awaited study, while environmental groups criticize it. "We found the hydraulic fracturing activities in the United States are carried out in a way that has not led to widespread systemic impacts on drinking water resources," says Tom Burke, science adviser and deputy assistant...
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