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EU: 11 countries breach of air pollution limits in 2012
2014-06-13 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: France, Germany and Ireland were among 11 member states to exceed air pollution limits in 2012, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has confirmed. In an update to provisional figures initially released in March, the EEA examined four different pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). It found that in addition to France, Germany and Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain...
China pollution arrests rise as Beijing pushes green agenda
2014-06-12 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Press: China arrested more people last year for environmental offences than in the previous 10 combined, state media said Thursday, as Beijing strives to produce results after a much-vaunted pollution crackdown. The official Xinhua news agency said 200 people had been arrested and more than 3,500 companies and workshops shut down for environmental violations, figures that remained comparatively modest in a nation of 1.3 billion beset by air and water pollution and waste disposal problems. Environmental...
Meeting set to discuss carbon pollution reduction
2014-06-10 23:52:54| Waste Management - Topix.net
A meeting is set at which utilities and Arkansas officials are to discuss new federal rules that are to reduce carbon pollution.
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Air Pollution App Seeks to Shame China's Most Polluting Factories
2014-06-10 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A new smartphone app seeks to shine a spotlight on major Chinese polluters by letting users see in real-time which factories are violating air pollution emissions limits. The app, developed by Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), uses data from some 15,000 factories throughout China that are now required to report emissions to local officials and the Environment Ministry on an hourly basis. The government made all the data public at the beginning of this year, but now,...
DEQ chief says he's 'very happy' with Dow Chemical's work to clean up pollution near Midland plant
2014-06-06 21:33:00| Chemicals - Topix.net
Dow Chemical Co.' s project to remove contaminated soil from homes and properties near its Midland plant is running three years ahead of schedule, a company official said Friday, June 6. The Midland-based chemical giant has worked for two years with more than 1,400 home owners in neighborhoods near its Michigan Operations plant and the Michigan ... (more)
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