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What's wrong with planting trees to offset pollution?
2014-06-21 22:17:00| Chemicals - Topix.net
Nature Conservancy scientists are collaborating with Dow Chemical Co. to develop a plan that would help solve several environmental problems with one effort - plant more trees.
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Report: Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline in Later Years
2014-06-20 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The tiny particles in vehicle exhaust and other sources of air pollution may hasten cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new U. S. study. We decided to examine the link between air pollution and cognitive function in older adults because there is growing evidence that fine particulate matter air pollution affects brain health and development, but relatively little attention has been given to what this means for the aging brain, said Jennifer Ailshire, who co-wrote the report. Ailshire...
Pollution Update 6-19-14
2014-06-19 19:34:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality hit Pacific Recycling with a $327,686 fine on Friday, June 13, for stormwater pollution problems dating back to 2008 at its facility on Cross Street in Eugene.
Chileans asked to stop World Cup barbecues as pollution rises
2014-06-16 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The governor of Santiago has asked Chileans to refrain from lighting up their barbecue grills while they watch the World Cup soccer tournament, as air pollution in the capital has worsened. "We have air problems. Do not light a wood fire, no bonfires, no barbecues," Governor Claudio Orrego said at the weekend, as the local government issued an environmental alert, restricting traffic and banning outdoor sports at schools. Local media reported that pollution levels in Santiago reached at least a...
30 Years of Oil Pollution Threatening Western Amazon
2014-06-16 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: The Western Amazon, an area of unparalleled biological and cultural diversity, may have been contaminated by widespread oil pollution over the last 30 years, according to a new study. Most of the world's tropical rainforests are oil and gas goldmines. Oil production in the Western Amazon began in the 1920s and peaked in the 1970s, but current growing global demand is stimulating a renewed growth in oil and gas extraction - nearly 70 percent of the Peruvian Amazon was tapped for oil between 1970...
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